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70037

ZIP 70037 is in Belle Chasse, Louisiana, in Plaquemines Parish; area code 504; Central time. Belle Chasse has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 70093.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Plaquemines
Population
16,639
Coordinates
29.7159, -90.0354
☼ Live from 70037 — Belle Chasse, LA

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Where 70037 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70037
  • 🔢 Type 70037 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LEOOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,037 = 11 × 6367. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001000110010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70036 (Barataria, LA, 6 mi away) and 70038 (Boothville, LA, 47 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70037 becomes 73007 — and that is a real ZIP code: Arcadia, OK, 591 miles away.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00737, 00773, 03077, 03770, 07073, 07307, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00773 in Luquillo, PR, 1,718 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯850 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70037 and you would come out at 29.72°S, 89.96°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 49.9 square miles of land, 70037 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 38 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,639This ZIP16,639
Households5,947This ZIP5,947
Housing units6,730This ZIP6,730
Median age36.2This ZIP36.2Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$98,983This ZIP$98,983Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$385,200This ZIP$385,200Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,606This ZIP$1,606Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.4%This ZIP26.4%
Mean commute26.3 minThis ZIP26.3 min
Population density333.3 / sq miThis ZIP333.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments488This ZIP488
Employees6,443This ZIP6,443
Annual payroll$476,160,000This ZIP$476,160,000
Tax returns filed6,940This ZIP6,940
Total adjusted gross income$641,660,000This ZIP$641,660,000

Land area

Land area49.92 sq miThis ZIP49.92 sq mi
Water area7.31 sq miThis ZIP7.31 sq mi

Other place names in 70037

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

ZIP codes near 70037

ZIPCityDistance
70067 Lafitte, LA 3.7 mi
70181 New Orleans, LA 4.2 mi
70036 Barataria, LA 6.2 mi
70040 Braithwaite, LA 7.0 mi
70072 Marrero, LA 8.9 mi
70093 Belle Chasse, LA 10.0 mi
70058 Harvey, LA 10.7 mi
70056 Gretna, LA 11.9 mi
70059 Harvey, LA 13.2 mi
70073 Marrero, LA 13.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70037?

70037 is in Belle Chasse, Louisiana, in Plaquemines Parish, part of the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.7159, -90.0354.

What county is 70037 in?

70037 lies in Plaquemines Parish.

What area code is 70037?

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

What time zone is 70037 in?

70037 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70037?

About 16,639 people live in ZIP code 70037, in 5,947 households, at 333.3 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 70037?

$98,983 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70037?

The closest are 70067 (3.7 mi), 70181 (4.2 mi), 70036 (6.2 mi), 70040 (7 mi) and 70072 (8.9 mi).

Is 70037 a PO Box ZIP code?

70037 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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