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70003

ZIP 70003 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
39,344
Coordinates
30.0012, -90.2097
☼ Live from 70003 — Metairie, LA

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Where 70003 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70003
  • 🔢 Type 70003 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOOOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 70003 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001000101110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70002 (Metairie, LA, 3 mi away) and 70004 (Metairie, LA, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70003 becomes 30007 — and that is a real ZIP code: Marietta, GA, 427 miles away.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00703, 00730, 03070, 07003, 07030, 30007, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00703 in Aguas Buenas, PR, 1,716 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 57%.
  • 🎯827 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70003 and you would come out at 30.00°S, 89.79°E — 1,313 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 7.0 square miles of land, 70003 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population39,344This ZIP39,344
Households16,244This ZIP16,244
Housing units17,366This ZIP17,366
Median age43.4This ZIP43.4Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$76,261This ZIP$76,261Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$261,000This ZIP$261,000Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,222This ZIP$1,222Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.4%This ZIP34.4%
Mean commute23.9 minThis ZIP23.9 min
Population density5,654.5 / sq miThis ZIP5,654.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments639This ZIP639
Employees8,174This ZIP8,174
Annual payroll$883,155,000This ZIP$883,155,000
Tax returns filed18,270This ZIP18,270
Total adjusted gross income$1,372,476,000This ZIP$1,372,476,000

Land area

Land area6.96 sq miThis ZIP6.96 sq mi
Water area0.15 sq miThis ZIP0.15 sq mi

Other place names in 70003

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

ZIP codes near 70003

ZIPCityDistance
70006 Metairie, LA 1.4 mi
70063 Kenner, LA 2.0 mi
70064 Kenner, LA 2.0 mi
70001 Metairie, LA 2.7 mi
70002 Metairie, LA 2.9 mi
70062 Kenner, LA 3.0 mi
70065 Kenner, LA 3.2 mi
70123 New Orleans, LA 3.5 mi
70004 Metairie, LA 3.6 mi
70009 Metairie, LA 3.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70003?

70003 is in Metairie, Louisiana, in Jefferson Parish, part of the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.0012, -90.2097.

What county is 70003 in?

70003 lies in Jefferson Parish.

What area code is 70003?

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

What time zone is 70003 in?

70003 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70003?

About 39,344 people live in ZIP code 70003, in 16,244 households, at 5,654.5 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 70003?

$76,261 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70003?

The closest are 70006 (1.4 mi), 70063 (2 mi), 70064 (2 mi), 70001 (2.7 mi) and 70002 (2.9 mi).

Is 70003 a PO Box ZIP code?

70003 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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