ZIP Code 71243

71243 is one of Louisiana's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Fort Necessity, Franklin Parish.

City: Fort Necessity
Parish: Franklin Parish
State: Louisiana
Prefix: 712xx

Where this code sits

71243 is part of the 712xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Fort Necessity.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 71243 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 71243

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 71243.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 71249	4.7 mi	Jigger, LA
ZIP code 71324	8.3 mi	Chase, LA
ZIP code 71378	9.4 mi	Wisner, LA
ZIP code 71425	9.9 mi	Enterprise, LA
ZIP code 71295	11 mi	Winnsboro, LA
ZIP code 71336	14 mi	Gilbert, LA
ZIP code 71368	16 mi	Sicily Island, LA
ZIP code 71418	18 mi	Columbia, 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 71243, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 71243. 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.