ZIP Code 71240

71240 is one of Louisiana's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Fairbanks, Ouachita Parish.

City: Fairbanks
Parish: Ouachita Parish
State: Louisiana
Prefix: 712xx

Where this code sits

71240 is part of the 712xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Fairbanks.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 71240 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 71240

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 71240.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 71280	5.9 mi	Sterlington, LA
ZIP code 71203	6.3 mi	Monroe, LA
ZIP code 71209	8.4 mi	Monroe, LA
ZIP code 71201	9.0 mi	Monroe, LA
ZIP code 71217	9.6 mi	Monroe, LA
ZIP code 71207	11 mi	Monroe, LA
ZIP code 71212	11 mi	Monroe, LA
ZIP code 71229	11 mi	Collinston, LA

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 71240, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 71240. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.