Summary for Sunshine Heights

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Located in: Ouachita Parish (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Sunshine Hts.

Time Zone: Sunshine Heights lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)

Telephone Area Code: (318)

Elevation: 100 feet [30.48 m] above sea level<1>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<2>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Sunshine Heights:

Lat: 32.530700° (or 32°31'50" N)

Lon: -92.177600° (or -92°10'39" W)

USGS Topo Map: West Monroe North<3>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Sunshine Heights

GNIS ID: 548607

FIPS State / Place Code: None

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Sunshine Heights)

The community of Monroe is the Parish Seat for Ouachita Parish.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Ouachita)

Population

Total Area:<5> 631 sq. miles [1,636.2 km²] - of which 3.38% is water (21.34 sq. miles [55.3 km²])

Housing Units: <6> 64,481

Official Website: www.oppj.org/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Ouachita

GNIS ID: 558114

FIPS State / County Code: 22 / 073

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Sunshine Heights)

About Louisiana

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of Louisiana

Official Website: louisiana.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Louisiana

GNIS ID: 1629543

FIPS State: 22

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Sunshine Heights)

Off-the-Road Links ...

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The official website for Ouachita Parish: www.oppj.org/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sunshine Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Sunshine Heights, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<3>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Sunshine Heights.
<4>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<5>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Sunshine Heights. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<6>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).