ZIP Code 71427

71427 is one of Louisiana's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Flatwoods, Rapides Parish.

City: Flatwoods
Parish: Rapides Parish
State: Louisiana
Prefix: 714xx

Where this code sits

71427 is part of the 714xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Flatwoods.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 71427 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 71427

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 71427.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 71447	3.8 mi	Lena, LA
ZIP code 71434	5.0 mi	Gorum, LA
ZIP code 71455	5.6 mi	Mora, LA
ZIP code 71416	11 mi	Cloutierville, LA
ZIP code 71474	12 mi	Simpson, LA
ZIP code 71409	12 mi	Boyce, LA
ZIP code 71472	14 mi	Sieper, LA
ZIP code 71466	15 mi	Otis, 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 71427, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 71427. 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.