ZIP code · Sterlington · Louisiana · United States
ZIP code 71280 — Sterlington
ZIP code 71280 serves Sterlington, Louisiana.
- Postal code
- 71280Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Sterlington
- County
- Ouachita Parish FIPS 22111
- State
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 32.7119, -92.0981 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 4,999 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 84 / sq mi
- Land area
- 59.4 sq mi (154 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $75,768
- Per-capita income
- $43,945
- Median age
- 39.6
- Households
- 1,981
- Housing units
- 2,280
- Median home value
- $260,000
- Median gross rent
- $1,043 / month
- Congressional districts
- LA-4 (also LA-5) (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 8b (15 to 20 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/Chicago (UTC−6 / UTC−5 DST)
- Area code
- 318Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.
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Map of ZIP code 71280
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 91°F), coldest Jan (avg low 34°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 54 | 58 | 67 | 74 | 81 | 88 | 91 | 91 | 86 | 76 | 64 | 56 |
| Avg low °F | 34 | 37 | 44 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 36 |
| Precip in | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 5.2 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: BASTROP (10.7 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 71280
- 1 schools
- 2 supermarkets
- 3 restaurants & cafés
- 1 parks
- 1 gyms & sports centres
- 3 post offices
- 16 places of worship
- 2 gas stations
- 1 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page