Zip Area Code

Ruston, Louisiana

Ruston, Louisiana, in Lincoln Parish, has ZIP codes 71270, 71272 and 71273 and area code 318, with 457 as an overlay.

ZIP codes
71270, 71272, 71273
Area codes
318, 457
Time zone
Central Time
Coordinates
32.5544, -92.6472

ZIP codes in Ruston

ZIP codePost officeCountyArea codes
71270RustonLincoln Parish318, 457
71272RustonLincoln Parish318, 457
71273*RustonLincoln Parish318, 457

* No mapped delivery area: P.O. boxes or a single organization. Area codes are those of the nearest ZIP code area.

Area codes for Ruston

  • Area code 318

    In service since 1957. Shares its area with 457. Local calls are dialed with ten digits; dialing 1 plus ten digits also works.

  • Area code 457

    In service since September 25, 2025. Shares its area with 318. Local calls are dialed with ten digits; dialing 1 plus ten digits also works.

Area codes here are matched from telephone rate centers, so a place near a boundary can have local numbers from either side of it.

Time zone

Ruston is in the Central Time zone.

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