Jigger, Louisiana

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Jigger, Louisiana
Unincorporated community
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Jigger
Coordinates: 32°02′06″N91°44′48″W / 32.03500°N 91.74667°W / 32.03500; -91.74667
Country United States
State Louisiana
Parish Franklin
Elevation
66 ft (20 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
71249
Area code 318
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

  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.
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