Jigger, Louisiana

Jigger, Louisiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 32°02′06″N 91°44′48″W
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 ID	543343[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.