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70005

ZIP 70005 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
24,088
Coordinates
29.9994, -90.1341
☼ Live from 70005 — Metairie, LA

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Where 70005 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70005
  • 🔢 Type 70005 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOOOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,005 = 3 × 5 × 13 × 359. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001000101110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70004 (Metairie, LA, 2 mi away) and 70006 (Metairie, LA, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70005 becomes 50007 — and that is a real ZIP code: Alleman, IA, 838 miles away.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00705, 05070, 07005, 07050, 50007, 50070, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00705 in Aibonito, PR, 1,709 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯830 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70005 and you would come out at 30.00°S, 89.87°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 4.1 square miles of land, 70005 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population24,088This ZIP24,088
Households11,644This ZIP11,644
Housing units12,599This ZIP12,599
Median age44.7This ZIP44.7Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$89,194This ZIP$89,194Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$430,200This ZIP$430,200Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,178This ZIP$1,178Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher52.7%This ZIP52.7%
Mean commute20.4 minThis ZIP20.4 min
Population density5,875.1 / sq miThis ZIP5,875.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments820This ZIP820
Employees9,366This ZIP9,366
Annual payroll$588,557,000This ZIP$588,557,000
Tax returns filed11,590This ZIP11,590
Total adjusted gross income$2,058,930,000This ZIP$2,058,930,000

Land area

Land area4.10 sq miThis ZIP4.10 sq mi
Water area0.37 sq miThis ZIP0.37 sq mi

Other place names in 70005

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ZIP codes near 70005

ZIPCityDistance
70004 Metairie, LA 1.5 mi
70009 Metairie, LA 1.5 mi
70010 Metairie, LA 1.5 mi
70011 Metairie, LA 1.5 mi
70033 Metairie, LA 1.5 mi
70055 Metairie, LA 1.5 mi
70060 Metairie, LA 1.5 mi
70002 Metairie, LA 1.9 mi
70124 New Orleans, LA 1.9 mi
70001 Metairie, LA 2.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70005?

70005 is in Metairie, Louisiana, in Jefferson Parish, part of the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.9994, -90.1341.

What county is 70005 in?

70005 lies in Jefferson Parish.

What area code is 70005?

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

What time zone is 70005 in?

70005 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70005?

About 24,088 people live in ZIP code 70005, in 11,644 households, at 5,875.1 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 70005?

$89,194 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70005?

The closest are 70004 (1.5 mi), 70009 (1.5 mi), 70010 (1.5 mi), 70011 (1.5 mi) and 70033 (1.5 mi).

Is 70005 a PO Box ZIP code?

70005 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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