Ruston Louisiana ZIP Codes
Ruston holds 3 ZIP codes, all inside one parish and one postal prefix.
Every ZIP code in Ruston
| ZIP code | Parish |
|---|---|
| 71270 | Lincoln Parish |
| 71272 | Lincoln Parish |
| 71273 | Lincoln 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We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP.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 Ruston codes above are listed without a column we would have to invent.
Scope every ZIP code recorded for Ruston. 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 Ruston ZIP code begins 712. Those first three digits identify the sectional center facility that processes mail for this part of Louisiana. Statewide that range covers 63 ZIP codes, so Ruston accounts for 5% of it.
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Area codes covering Ruston
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 Ruston occupies.
Ruston Louisiana area codes in full →
Where Ruston's ZIP codes sit
- Reference points and footprint
- Not an official NANPA boundary
- Not a USPS delivery area
Cities near Ruston
| City | Distance | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|
| Grambling Louisiana ZIP codes | 4.3 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Choudrant Louisiana ZIP codes | 6.4 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Simsboro Louisiana ZIP codes | 8.7 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Dubach Louisiana ZIP codes | 12 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Quitman Louisiana ZIP codes | 14 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Downsville Louisiana ZIP codes | 15 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Eros Louisiana ZIP codes | 16 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Arcadia Louisiana ZIP codes | 17 mi | 1 ZIP code |
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