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70006

ZIP 70006 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
16,170
Coordinates
30.0140, -90.1913
☼ Live from 70006 — Metairie, LA

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Where 70006 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 70006
  • 🔢 Type 70006 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOOOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,006 = 2 × 17 × 29 × 71. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001000101110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70005 (Metairie, LA, 4 mi away) and 70009 (Metairie, LA, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70006 becomes 60007 — and that is a real ZIP code: Elk Grove Village, IL, 839 miles away.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00670, 06070, 07006, 07060, 60007, 60070, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00670 in Las Marias, PR, 1,669 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 70006 and you would come out at 30.01°S, 89.81°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 2.6 square miles of land, 70006 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,170This ZIP16,170
Households6,092This ZIP6,092
Housing units6,563This ZIP6,563
Median age37.8This ZIP37.8Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$76,505This ZIP$76,505Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$344,800This ZIP$344,800Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,246This ZIP$1,246Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher37.5%This ZIP37.5%
Mean commute22.1 minThis ZIP22.1 min
Population density6,160.0 / sq miThis ZIP6,160.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments699This ZIP699
Employees9,688This ZIP9,688
Annual payroll$494,794,000This ZIP$494,794,000
Tax returns filed7,280This ZIP7,280
Total adjusted gross income$585,092,000This ZIP$585,092,000

Land area

Land area2.63 sq miThis ZIP2.63 sq mi
Water area0.15 sq miThis ZIP0.15 sq mi

Other place names in 70006

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

ZIP codes near 70006

ZIPCityDistance
70003 Metairie, LA 1.4 mi
70002 Metairie, LA 1.7 mi
70001 Metairie, LA 2.5 mi
70004 Metairie, LA 3.1 mi
70009 Metairie, LA 3.1 mi
70010 Metairie, LA 3.1 mi
70011 Metairie, LA 3.1 mi
70033 Metairie, LA 3.1 mi
70055 Metairie, LA 3.1 mi
70060 Metairie, LA 3.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70006?

70006 is in Metairie, Louisiana, in Jefferson Parish, part of the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.0140, -90.1913.

What county is 70006 in?

70006 lies in Jefferson Parish.

What area code is 70006?

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

What time zone is 70006 in?

70006 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70006?

About 16,170 people live in ZIP code 70006, in 6,092 households, at 6,160.0 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 70006?

$76,505 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70006?

The closest are 70003 (1.4 mi), 70002 (1.7 mi), 70001 (2.5 mi), 70004 (3.1 mi) and 70009 (3.1 mi).

Is 70006 a PO Box ZIP code?

70006 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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