ZIP Code 71280

71280 is one of Louisiana's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Sterlington, Ouachita Parish.

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

Where this code sits

71280 is part of the 712xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Sterlington.

Sterlington Louisiana ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 71280 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 71280

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 71280.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 71240	5.9 mi	Fairbanks, LA
ZIP code 71203	12 mi	Monroe, LA
ZIP code 71220	12 mi	Bastrop, LA
ZIP code 71201	13 mi	Monroe, LA
ZIP code 71209	13 mi	Monroe, LA
ZIP code 71241	13 mi	Farmerville, LA
ZIP code 71291	13 mi	West Monroe, LA
ZIP code 71221	14 mi	Bastrop, 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 71280, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 71280. 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.