ZIP Code 71270

71270 is one of Louisiana's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Ruston, Lincoln Parish.

City: Ruston
Parish: Lincoln Parish
State: Louisiana
Prefix: 712xx

Where this code sits

71270 is part of the 712xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. Ruston is served by 3 ZIP codes in total; the full list, with the parish each falls in, is on the Ruston page.

Ruston Louisiana ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 71270 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 71270

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 71270.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 71272	0.5 mi	Ruston, LA
ZIP code 71245	4.2 mi	Grambling, LA
ZIP code 71273	5.2 mi	Ruston, LA
ZIP code 71227	7.3 mi	Choudrant, LA
ZIP code 71275	9.1 mi	Simsboro, LA
ZIP code 71235	12 mi	Dubach, LA
ZIP code 71268	13 mi	Quitman, LA
ZIP code 71001	16 mi	Arcadia, 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 71270, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 71270. 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.