ZIP Code 71497

71497 is one of Louisiana's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish.

City

Natchitoches

Parish

Natchitoches Parish

State

Louisiana

Prefix

714xx

Where this code sits

71497 is part of the 714xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. Natchitoches is served by 3 ZIP codes in total; the full list, with the parish each falls in, is on the Natchitoches page.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 71497 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 71497

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 71497.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 71458	0.0 mi	Natchitoches, LA
ZIP code 71457	1.2 mi	Natchitoches, LA
ZIP code 71414	5.9 mi	Clarence, LA
ZIP code 71456	6.8 mi	Natchez, LA
ZIP code 71471	7.1 mi	Saint Maurice, LA
ZIP code 71428	9.4 mi	Flora, LA
ZIP code 71411	10 mi	Campti, LA
ZIP code 71066	11 mi	Powhatan, 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 71497, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 71497. 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.