| Hineston, Louisiana | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Hineston, Louisiana  Hineston, Louisiana | |
| Coordinates: 31°08′37″N92°45′32″W / 31.14361°N 92.75889°W Coordinates: 31°08′37″N92°45′32″W / 31.14361°N 92.75889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Rapides |
| Elevation | 200 ft (60 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 71438 |
| Area code(s) | 318 |
| GNIS feature ID | 547466 [1] |
Hineston is an unincorporated community in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. [1] Its ZIP code is 71438. [2]
Rapides Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 131,613. The parish seat is Alexandria, which developed along the Red River of the South. Rapides is the French spelling of "rapids" and is pronounced ra-PEEDS. The parish was created in 1807 after the United States acquired this territory in the Louisiana Purchase.
Louisiana is a state in the Deep South region of the South Central United States. It is the 31st most extensive and the 25th most populous of the 50 United States. Louisiana is bordered by the state of Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, Mississippi to the east, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. A large part of its eastern boundary is demarcated by the Mississippi River. Louisiana is the only U.S. state with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are equivalent to counties. The state's capital is Baton Rouge, and its largest city is New Orleans.
