ZIP Code 71242

71242 is one of Louisiana's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Forest, West Carroll Parish.

City: Forest
Parish: West Carroll Parish
State: Louisiana
Prefix: 712xx

Where this code sits

71242 is part of the 712xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Forest.

Forest Louisiana ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 71242 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 71242

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 71242.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 71263	3.9 mi	Oak Grove, LA
ZIP code 71266	8.4 mi	Pioneer, LA
ZIP code 71254	12 mi	Lake Providence, LA
ZIP code 71253	13 mi	Kilbourne, LA
ZIP code 71286	15 mi	Transylvania, LA
ZIP code 71250	15 mi	Jones, LA
ZIP code 71237	15 mi	Epps, LA
ZIP code 71223	18 mi	Bonita, 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 71242, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 71242. 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.