Colfax, LA -- U.S. town in Louisiana Population (2000): 1659 Housing Units (2000): 709 Land area (2000): 1.492823 sq. miles (3.866394 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.492823 sq. miles (3.866394 sq. km) FIPS code: 16375 Located within: Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22 Location: 31.519783 N, 92.708446 W ZIP Codes (1990): 71417 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Colfax, LA Colfax