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Jigger, Louisiana

Coordinates: 32°02′06″N 91°44′48″W / 32.03500°N 91.74667°W / 32.03500; -91.74667
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Jigger, Louisiana
Jigger is located in Louisiana
Jigger
Jigger
Jigger is located in the United States
Jigger
Jigger
Coordinates: 32°02′06″N 91°44′48″W / 32.03500°N 91.74667°W / 32.03500; -91.74667
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishFranklin
Elevation
66 ft (20 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
71249
Area code318
GNIS feature ID543343[1]

Jigger is an unincorporated community in Franklin Parish, Louisiana, United States. Jigger is located on Louisiana Highway 128, five miles (8.0 kilometers) west-southwest of Gilbert. Jigger has a U.S. Postal Service office with ZIP code 71249.[2] The community was named after the five-year-old son's dog of the first postmaster, whose name was selected for the community by the Postal Service.[3]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jigger, Louisiana
  2. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  3. ^ Stall, Buddy; Gaspar J. Stall (1999). Buddy Stall's Louisiana Potpourri. Pelican Publishing. p. 272.