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St. James ZIP code, Louisiana

The ZIP code for St. James, LA is 70086, and its area code is 225.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
431
Area code
225

Also written Saint James, the spelling the Postal Service uses.

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for St. James itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Convent (2.2 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

St. James in numbers

About 431 people live in St. James, in 152 households. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $181,700 (16% below the Louisiana median). The median age is 55.3; 13.2% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (27.0% across Louisiana); the average commute takes 27 minutes.

Population431St. James431
Households152St. James152
Median age55.3St. James55.3Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median home value$181,700St. James$181,700Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher13.2%St. James13.2%Louisiana27.0%US 35.7%
Mean commute27.0 minSt. James27.0 minLouisiana25.7 minUS 26.4 min
Population density51 / sq miSt. James51 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Saint James

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Saint James
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
70086 Saint James , LA Standard 1,793 $35,739 $96,400

Map of St. James ZIP codes

70086

The ZIP codes of St. James, 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 St. James

The nearest larger towns are Convent (637 people, 1.8 mi), Welcome (796 people, 2.6 mi) and Hester (654 people, 4.9 mi).

Towns near St. James
TownPopulationDistance
Lutcher 2,991 8.9 mi
Gramercy 2,814 9.9 mi
Donaldsonville 6,831 10.0 mi
South Vacherie 2,954 11.2 mi
Chackbay 5,436 11.4 mi
Gonzales 13,108 14.1 mi
Thibodaux 15,732 15.6 mi
Lafourche Crossing 2,790 18.0 mi
Reserve 7,791 18.1 mi
Schriever 6,690 20.1 mi
Prairieville 35,238 21.4 mi
St. Gabriel 6,639 22.1 mi
Laplace 28,343 22.7 mi
Gray 5,154 23.9 mi

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