71452 ZIP Code
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ZIP code 71452 covers Melrose, Louisiana.
- Median age
- 29.29.5 points below the US average
- Poverty rate
- 32.1%19.7 points above the US average
- Degree or higher
- 45.2%10.2 points above the US average
- Time zone
- Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Where 71452 is
Melrose, 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
| Median age | 29.2 |
|---|---|
| Born outside the US | 0% |
| Speaks a language other than English at home | 0% |
| White (non-Hispanic) | 0% |
| Black (non-Hispanic) | 38.5% |
| Asian (non-Hispanic) | 0% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0% |
| Veterans | 9.8% |
Income and poverty
American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates
| Poverty rate | 32.1% |
|---|
Housing
American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates
| Vacant homes | 78% |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1938 |
What the homes are
| Detached house | |
|---|---|
| Mobile home |
Work, commuting and education
American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 45.2% |
|---|---|
| High school diploma or higher | 90.5% |
Natural hazard risk
FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.
| Overall risk | Higher than 58.4% of US census tracts |
|---|---|
| FEMA rating | Relatively Moderate |
| Expected annual loss | 35.1 out of 100 |
| Community resilience | 23.3 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.
| Drought | 96.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
|---|---|
| Landslide | 93.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Strong wind | 90Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Wildfire | 85.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Ice storm | 84Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Heat wave | 83.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Hail | 82.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Hurricane | 82.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Lightning | 74.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| River flooding | 66.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Tornado | 63.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Winter weather | 60.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Cold wave | 42.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Earthquake | 41Very 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 ZIP | Louisiana | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | — | $60,023 | $78,538 |
| Income per person | — | $34,211 | $43,289 |
| Poverty rate | 32.1% | 18.9% | 12.4% |
| Median home value | — | $208,700 | $303,400 |
| Median gross rent | — | $1,038 | $1,348 |
| Homeownership | — | 67.3% | 65% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 45.2% | 26.6% | 35% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 6.3% | 5.2% |
| Works from home | — | 7.2% | 13.5% |
| Born outside the US | 0% | 4.7% | 13.9% |
| Median age | 29.2 | 37.8 | 38.7 |
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 station | NATCHITOCHES, LA US21.3 km away |
|---|---|
| Rain in a year | 56 in |
Average high and low by month
| January | 59.8°F / 39.2°F5.08 in rain |
|---|---|
| February | 64.9°F / 41.9°F4.48 in rain |
| March | 72.2°F / 49°F5.76 in rain |
| April | 79.3°F / 56°F5.66 in rain |
| May | 86.5°F / 65.1°F4.16 in rain |
| June | 92.4°F / 72.9°F5.22 in rain |
| July | 95.3°F / 75.8°F3.51 in rain |
| August | 95.7°F / 74.9°F3.27 in rain |
| September | 90.3°F / 68.7°F3.9 in rain |
| October | 81.1°F / 56.9°F4.52 in rain |
| November | 70.3°F / 47.3°F4.76 in rain |
| December | 62.3°F / 41.1°F5.61 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 supermarket | 100% of this ZIP code's area |
|---|---|
| Far from a supermarket | None of this ZIP code |
| No vehicle and far from a supermarket | 100% of this ZIP code's area |
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%.
| Natchitoches Parish School District | 100% 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 vulnerability | 57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts |
|---|---|
| Socioeconomic status | 28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts |
| Household characteristics | 97more vulnerable than 97% of US census tracts |
| Racial and ethnic minority status | 62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts |
| Housing type and transport | 42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts |
| Walkability | 2.8 out of 20Least walkable |
Nearby ZIP codes
The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.
| 71456 Natchez, LA | 7.4 km away |
|---|---|
| 71416 Cloutierville, LA | 9.2 km away |
| 71428 Flora, LA | 11.7 km away |
| 71454 Montgomery, LA | 14.1 km away |
| 71471 Saint Maurice, LA | 16.7 km away |
| 71458 Natchitoches, LA | 18.2 km away |
| 71497 Natchitoches, LA | 18.2 km away |
| 71468 Provencal, LA | 19.6 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.
| Natchitoches Parish | 100% of this ZIP code's land area |
|---|---|
| Time zone | Central (UTC-06:00 standard) |
| Daylight saving time | Observed |
| Land area | 10.87 sq mi |
| Water area | 0.28 sq mi |
| Latitude, longitude | 31.6104, -92.9745 |
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.