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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/70036

70036

ZIP 70036 is Barataria, Louisiana, in Jefferson Parish; area code 504; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jefferson
Population
544
Coordinates
29.6846, -90.1318
☼ Live from 70036 — Barataria, LA

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Where 70036 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70036
  • 🔢 Type 70036 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEOOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,036 = 2 × 2 × 17509. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001000110010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70033 (Metairie, LA, 21 mi away) and 70037 (Belle Chasse, LA, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70036 becomes 63007, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00637, 00736, 03076, 03607, 06037, 06073, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00736 in Cayey, PR, 1,708 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯848 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70036 and you would come out at 29.68°S, 89.87°E — 1,291 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 14m.
  • 📏 At 7.9 square miles of land, 70036 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population544This ZIP544
Households227This ZIP227
Housing units356This ZIP356
Median age53.5This ZIP53.5Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$78,869This ZIP$78,869Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$181,500This ZIP$181,500Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher7.4%This ZIP7.4%
Mean commute40.3 minThis ZIP40.3 min
Population density69.2 / sq miThis ZIP69.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees51This ZIP51
Annual payroll$3,471,000This ZIP$3,471,000
Tax returns filed420This ZIP420
Total adjusted gross income$26,775,000This ZIP$26,775,000

Land area

Land area7.87 sq miThis ZIP7.87 sq mi
Water area0.82 sq miThis ZIP0.82 sq mi

Other place names in 70036

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ZIP codes near 70036

ZIPCityDistance
70181 New Orleans, LA 2.5 mi
70067 Lafitte, LA 2.8 mi
70037 Belle Chasse, LA 6.2 mi
70072 Marrero, LA 8.6 mi
70373 Larose, LA 12.3 mi
70040 Braithwaite, LA 13.1 mi
70058 Harvey, LA 13.4 mi
70345 Cut Off, LA 14.1 mi
70093 Belle Chasse, LA 14.5 mi
70070 Luling, LA 14.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70036?

70036 is in Barataria, Louisiana, in Jefferson Parish, part of the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.6846, -90.1318.

What county is 70036 in?

70036 lies in Jefferson Parish.

What area code is 70036?

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

What time zone is 70036 in?

70036 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70036?

About 544 people live in ZIP code 70036, in 227 households, at 69.2 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 70036?

$78,869 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70036?

The closest are 70181 (2.5 mi), 70067 (2.8 mi), 70037 (6.2 mi), 70072 (8.6 mi) and 70373 (12.3 mi).

Is 70036 a PO Box ZIP code?

70036 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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