Sondheimer is an unincorporated community in East Carroll Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located on U.S. Route 65, 17.5 miles (28.2 km) south of Lake Providence. Sondheimer has a post office with ZIP code 71276.[2][3]

Sondheimer, Louisiana
Sondheimer is located in Louisiana
Sondheimer
Sondheimer
Sondheimer is located in the United States
Sondheimer
Sondheimer
Coordinates: 32°33′00″N 91°10′33″W / 32.55000°N 91.17583°W / 32.55000; -91.17583
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishEast Carroll
Elevation
85 ft (26 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
71276
Area code318
GNIS feature ID539474[1]

Sondheimer was named for Emanuel Sondheimer, founder of the Chicago-based lumber company that purchased the original tracts of timberland that became the community.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Sondheimer". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  4. ^ "Louisiana Place Names: Popular, Unusual, and Forgotten Stories of Towns, Cities, Plantations, Bayous, and Even Some Cemeteries" Claire D'Artois Leeper