Acme, Louisiana

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Acme, Louisiana
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Acme
Coordinates: 31°17′09″N91°49′13″W / 31.28583°N 91.82028°W / 31.28583; -91.82028
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Louisiana.svg Louisiana
Parish Concordia
Elevation
49 ft (15 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
71316
Area code 318
GNIS feature ID541042 [1]

Acme is an unincorporated community [ citation needed ] in Concordia Parish, Louisiana, United States. [1] [ unreliable source? ] Its ZIP code is 71316. [2]

History

Acme was named for its lofty elevation. Acme is derived from Greek, meaning "high point". [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Acme, Louisiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code" . Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  3. Leeper, Clare D'Artois (October 19, 2012). Louisiana Place Names: Popular, Unusual, and Forgotten Stories of Towns, Cities, Plantations, Bayous, and Even Some Cemeteries. LSU Press. p. 10. ISBN   978-0-8071-4740-5.