Athens Louisiana ZIP Codes
Athens holds a single ZIP code.
Every ZIP code in Athens
| ZIP code | Parish |
|---|---|
| 71003 | Claiborne Parish |
We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP. USPS delivery-type products are licensed, and no clean-rights source maps ZIP codes to neighbourhoods — so the Athens codes above are listed without a column we would have to invent.
Scope every ZIP code recorded for Athens. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated . ZIP codes are delivery-route groupings, not areas; the boundaries implied by any ZIP map are approximations.
How these codes cluster
Every Athens ZIP code begins 710. Those first three digits identify the sectional center facility that processes mail for this part of Louisiana. Statewide that range covers 56 ZIP codes, so Athens accounts for 2% of it.
Every Louisiana ZIP prefix and the region it covers →
Area codes covering Athens
ZIP codes and area codes are separate systems — one routes mail, the other routes calls — and they do not share boundaries. The codes below serve the same ground Athens occupies.
Athens Louisiana area codes in full →
Where Athens's ZIP codes sit
- Reference points and footprint
- Not an official NANPA boundary
- Not a USPS delivery area
Cities near Athens
| City | Distance | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|
| Gibsland Louisiana ZIP codes | 8.3 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Homer Louisiana ZIP codes | 9.6 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Arcadia Louisiana ZIP codes | 9.6 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Lisbon Louisiana ZIP codes | 13 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Dubberly Louisiana ZIP codes | 14 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Minden Louisiana ZIP codes | 15 mi | 2 ZIP codes |
| Simsboro Louisiana ZIP codes | 17 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Sibley Louisiana ZIP codes | 17 mi | 1 ZIP code |
Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance.