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Central ZIP codes, Louisiana

No ZIP code is named for Central, LA; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 6 ZIP codes cover it: 70791, 70714, 70739, 70818, 70819 and 70770. Its area code is 225.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
6 more
Population
29,783
Area code
225

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Central itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Baton Rouge (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Central in numbers

About 29,783 people live in Central, in 11,496 households, the 14th-largest of Louisiana's 488 census places. The median household income is $89,554 a year, 47% above the Louisiana median of $60,756 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $288,700 (33% above the Louisiana median), and median gross rent is $1,309 a month. The median age is 40.4; 35.3% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (27.0% across Louisiana); the average commute takes 29 minutes.

Population29,783Central29,783
Households11,496Central11,496
Median age40.4Central40.4Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$89,554Central$89,554Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$288,700Central$288,700Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,309Central$1,309Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.3%Central35.3%Louisiana27.0%US 35.7%
Mean commute29.0 minCentral29.0 minLouisiana25.7 minUS 26.4 min
Population density478 / sq miCentral478 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Central city. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes covering Central

These ZIP codes cover part of Central but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Central
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
70714 Baker , LA Standard 17,433 $57,608 $168,000
70739 Greenwell Springs , LA Standard 14,877 $106,671 $314,400
70770 Pride , LA Standard 3,787 $92,311 $165,900
70791 Zachary , LA Standard 30,385 $78,263 $268,000
70818 Baton Rouge , LA Standard 9,370 $78,432 $268,200
70819 Baton Rouge , LA Standard 4,322 $73,561 $171,000

Map of Central ZIP codes

707147073970770707917081870819

The ZIP codes of Central, LA, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Central

The nearest larger towns are Baton Rouge (222,771 people, 10 mi), Prairieville (35,238 people, 18 mi) and Kenner (64,904 people, 60 mi).

Towns near Central
TownPopulationDistance
Monticello 3,999 5.0 mi
Brownfields 4,261 5.4 mi
Merrydale 9,490 6.0 mi
Denham Springs 9,323 7.4 mi
Baker 12,253 7.5 mi
Baton Rouge 222,771 10.1 mi
Zachary 19,952 10.6 mi
Westminster 2,559 11.0 mi
Shenandoah 17,998 11.0 mi
Walker 6,390 11.3 mi
Inniswold 6,357 11.3 mi
Old Jefferson 7,860 12.7 mi
Port Allen 4,942 13.0 mi
Oak Hills Place 9,038 13.4 mi

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