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70001

ZIP 70001 is in Metairie, Louisiana, in Jefferson Parish; area code 504; Central time. Metairie has 12 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jefferson
Population
38,950
Coordinates
29.9827, -90.1691
☼ Live from 70001 — Metairie, LA

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Where 70001 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70001
  • 🔢 Type 70001 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOOOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 70001 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 8, a total 251 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001000101110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 69367 (Whitney, NE, 1,146 mi away) and 70002 (Metairie, LA, 2 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70001 becomes 10007 — and that is a real ZIP code: New York, NY, 1,171 miles away.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01007, 01070, 07001, 07010, 10007, 70010). The farthest-flung twin is 01007 in Belchertown, MA, 1,301 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 57%.
  • 🎯830 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70001 and you would come out at 29.98°S, 89.83°E — 1,311 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 13m.
  • 📏 At 6.5 square miles of land, 70001 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population38,950This ZIP38,950
Households17,808This ZIP17,808
Housing units19,447This ZIP19,447
Median age40.8This ZIP40.8Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$67,923This ZIP$67,923Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$339,400This ZIP$339,400Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,132This ZIP$1,132Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.9%This ZIP38.9%
Mean commute20.4 minThis ZIP20.4 min
Population density6,014.5 / sq miThis ZIP6,014.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,234This ZIP1,234
Employees17,090This ZIP17,090
Annual payroll$938,057,000This ZIP$938,057,000
Tax returns filed17,210This ZIP17,210
Total adjusted gross income$1,370,767,000This ZIP$1,370,767,000

Land area

Land area6.48 sq miThis ZIP6.48 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 70001

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 70001

ZIPCityDistance
70004 Metairie, LA 1.0 mi
70009 Metairie, LA 1.0 mi
70010 Metairie, LA 1.0 mi
70011 Metairie, LA 1.0 mi
70033 Metairie, LA 1.0 mi
70055 Metairie, LA 1.0 mi
70060 Metairie, LA 1.0 mi
70121 New Orleans, LA 1.6 mi
70002 Metairie, LA 1.9 mi
70005 Metairie, LA 2.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70001?

70001 is in Metairie, Louisiana, in Jefferson Parish, part of the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.9827, -90.1691.

What county is 70001 in?

70001 lies in Jefferson Parish.

What area code is 70001?

Metairie uses area code 504, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 70001 in?

70001 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70001?

About 38,950 people live in ZIP code 70001, in 17,808 households, at 6,014.5 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 70001?

$67,923 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70001?

The closest are 70004 (1 mi), 70009 (1 mi), 70010 (1 mi), 70011 (1 mi) and 70033 (1 mi).

Is 70001 a PO Box ZIP code?

70001 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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