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70002

ZIP 70002 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
19,426
Coordinates
30.0102, -90.1626
☼ Live from 70002 — Metairie, LA

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Where 70002 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70002
  • 🔢 Type 70002 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOOOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,002 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3889. Its digits add up to 9, a total 375 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001000101110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70001 (Metairie, LA, 2 mi away) and 70003 (Metairie, LA, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70002 becomes 20007 — and that is a real ZIP code: Washington, DC, 964 miles away.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00720, 02070, 07002, 07020, 20007, 20070). The farthest-flung twin is 00720 in Orocovis, PR, 1,699 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯828 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70002 and you would come out at 30.01°S, 89.84°E — 1,312 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 3.2 square miles of land, 70002 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,426This ZIP19,426
Households8,881This ZIP8,881
Housing units9,782This ZIP9,782
Median age38.1This ZIP38.1Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$65,436This ZIP$65,436Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$381,800This ZIP$381,800Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,175This ZIP$1,175Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher49.5%This ZIP49.5%
Mean commute21.0 minThis ZIP21.0 min
Population density6,021.7 / sq miThis ZIP6,021.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,759This ZIP1,759
Employees26,820This ZIP26,820
Annual payroll$1,518,634,000This ZIP$1,518,634,000
Tax returns filed8,950This ZIP8,950
Total adjusted gross income$930,897,000This ZIP$930,897,000

Land area

Land area3.23 sq miThis ZIP3.23 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi

Other place names in 70002

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

ZIP codes near 70002

ZIPCityDistance
70006 Metairie, LA 1.7 mi
70005 Metairie, LA 1.9 mi
70004 Metairie, LA 1.9 mi
70009 Metairie, LA 1.9 mi
70010 Metairie, LA 1.9 mi
70011 Metairie, LA 1.9 mi
70033 Metairie, LA 1.9 mi
70055 Metairie, LA 1.9 mi
70060 Metairie, LA 1.9 mi
70001 Metairie, LA 1.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70002?

70002 is in Metairie, Louisiana, in Jefferson Parish, part of the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.0102, -90.1626.

What county is 70002 in?

70002 lies in Jefferson Parish.

What area code is 70002?

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

What time zone is 70002 in?

70002 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70002?

About 19,426 people live in ZIP code 70002, in 8,881 households, at 6,021.7 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 70002?

$65,436 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70002?

The closest are 70006 (1.7 mi), 70005 (1.9 mi), 70004 (1.9 mi), 70009 (1.9 mi) and 70010 (1.9 mi).

Is 70002 a PO Box ZIP code?

70002 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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