Postal Codes

71375 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 71375 covers Waterproof, Louisiana, with a population of about 1,090 and a median household income of $25,455.

Population
1,0908 per square mile
Median age
37.51.2 points below the US average
Median household income
$25,45558% below the Louisiana median
Poverty rate
52%39.6 points above the US average
Median home value
$62,30070% below the Louisiana median
Median rent
$47854% below the Louisiana median
Degree or higher
14.1%20.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
72.6%7.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
6

Where 71375 is

Waterproof, Louisiana — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population1,090
Median age37.5
Family households47.6%
Born outside the US1.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.8%
White (non-Hispanic)28.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)61%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.4%
Hispanic or Latino7.3%
Veterans4.1%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$25,455
Income per person$14,440
Poverty rate52%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance50.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k16.8%
$10–15k19.2%
$15–20k6.7%
$20–25k6.7%
$25–30k8.2%
$30–35k2.7%
$35–40k9.5%
$40–45k1.8%
$45–50k2.4%
$50–60k14.0%
$60–75k5.8%
$75–100k3.4%
$100–125k0.9%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k1.2%
$200k or more0.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed340
Mean adjusted gross income$36,409
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k50.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k29.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k11.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k0.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k8.8%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$62,300
Median gross rent$478
Owner-occupied72.6%
Vacant homes41.2%
Median year built1975

What the homes are

Detached house64.5%
Attached house2%
2 to 4 units1.8%
5 to 19 units6.6%
Mobile home25.1%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%
High school diploma or higher73.8%
Works from home2%
Drives to work alone86.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more23.1%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity51.7% 18.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes27.2% 15.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes25.8% 12.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure59.1% 25 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health40.4% 20.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.5% 1.2 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.1% 2.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity46.6% 21.2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis40% 14.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking11% 5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication84.6% 9.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.5% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12% 1.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease12.6% 6.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year85.5% 8.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.9% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability23.6% 8.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.7% 0.6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD15.5% 8.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist41.6% 19.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability52.5% 21.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support34.6% 9.8 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity43% 25.9 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps44.1% 29.8 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.7% 4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol44% 7.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity28.4% 14.6 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability17.6% 9.2 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport20.8% 11.6 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness38.9% 4.5 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.4% 0.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)21% 4.2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability32.5% 18.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)21.8% 8.3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability11.3% 7.3 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat23.9% 15.1 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours46.5% 10.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke8.6% 5.2 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost36.1% 23.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability14.2% 8.6 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments6
People employed77
Annual payroll$2,060,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 69.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss49.7 out of 100
Community resilience25.8 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Drought98.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail92.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind92.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm86.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane84.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado83.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave73.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide70.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave64.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire60.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning55.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake46.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather31.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding24.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Louisiana and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPLouisianaUnited States
Median household income$25,455$60,023$78,538
Income per person$14,440$34,211$43,289
Poverty rate52%18.9%12.4%
Median home value$62,300$208,700$303,400
Median gross rent$478$1,038$1,348
Homeownership72.6%67.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%26.6%35%
Unemployment rate7.2%6.3%5.2%
Works from home2%7.2%13.5%
Born outside the US1.4%4.7%13.9%
Median age37.537.838.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationST JOSEPH 3 N, LA US21.4 km away
Rain in a year58 in

Average high and low by month

January58.6°F / 35.5°F6.25 in rain
February62.7°F / 39°F5.5 in rain
March70.3°F / 45.8°F5.71 in rain
April77.5°F / 52.7°F4.86 in rain
May85°F / 61.8°F4.37 in rain
June90.5°F / 68.6°F4.17 in rain
July93°F / 70.9°F4.68 in rain
August93.3°F / 69.7°F4.39 in rain
September89.5°F / 64.1°F3.56 in rain
October80.5°F / 52.6°F3.8 in rain
November69.7°F / 43°F5.39 in rain
December61°F / 37.8°F5.55 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Tensas Parish School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status89more vulnerable than 89% of US census tracts
Household characteristics32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Walkability4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

71326 Clayton, LA15.9 km away
71366 Saint Joseph, LA16.6 km away
71334 Ferriday, LA22.5 km away
71373 Vidalia, LA26.7 km away
39190 Washington, MS26.8 km away
39122 Natchez, MS27.5 km away
39096 Lorman, MS27.8 km away
71368 Sicily Island, LA28.1 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Tensas Parish100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area129.54 sq mi
Water area2.71 sq mi
Population density8 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude31.8076, -91.3872

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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