ZIP Code 71261

71261 is one of Louisiana's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Mer Rouge, Morehouse Parish.

City: Mer Rouge
Parish: Morehouse Parish
State: Louisiana
Prefix: 712xx

Where this code sits

71261 is part of the 712xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Mer Rouge.

Mer Rouge Louisiana ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 71261 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 71261

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 71261.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 71221	5.9 mi	Bastrop, LA
ZIP code 71229	7.4 mi	Collinston, LA
ZIP code 71220	8.0 mi	Bastrop, LA
ZIP code 71264	10 mi	Oak Ridge, LA
ZIP code 71223	11 mi	Bonita, LA
ZIP code 71250	17 mi	Jones, LA
ZIP code 71240	18 mi	Fairbanks, LA
ZIP code 71266	18 mi	Pioneer, 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 71261, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 71261. 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.