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70041

ZIP 70041 is Buras, Louisiana, in Plaquemines Parish; area code 504; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Plaquemines
Population
1,747
Coordinates
29.3339, -89.4675
☼ Live from 70041 — Buras, LA

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Where 70041 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70041
  • 🔢 Type 70041 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhOOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,041 = 3 × 37 × 631. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001000110011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70040 (Braithwaite, LA, 39 mi away) and 70043 (Chalmette, LA, 52 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70041 becomes 14007, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00714, 00741, 01074, 01470, 01704, 01740, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00741 in Punta Santiago, PR, 1,682 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯890 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70041 and you would come out at 29.33°S, 90.53°E — 1,254 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 16m.
  • 📏 At 30.6 square miles of land, 70041 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,747This ZIP1,747
Households864This ZIP864
Housing units1,227This ZIP1,227
Median age47.6This ZIP47.6Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$34,615This ZIP$34,615Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$65,600This ZIP$65,600Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$526This ZIP$526Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher6.4%This ZIP6.4%
Mean commute25.9 minThis ZIP25.9 min
Population density57.2 / sq miThis ZIP57.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments36This ZIP36
Employees204This ZIP204
Annual payroll$11,679,000This ZIP$11,679,000
Tax returns filed900This ZIP900
Total adjusted gross income$40,770,000This ZIP$40,770,000

Land area

Land area30.55 sq miThis ZIP30.55 sq mi
Water area13.13 sq miThis ZIP13.13 sq mi

Other place names in 70041

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ZIP codes near 70041

ZIPCityDistance
70038 Boothville, LA 4.0 mi
70050 Empire, LA 8.4 mi
70081 Pilottown, LA 16.5 mi
70091 Venice, LA 19.0 mi
70082 Pointe A La Hache, LA 23.8 mi
70083 Port Sulphur, LA 25.8 mi
70358 Grand Isle, LA 34.7 mi
70085 Saint Bernard, LA 37.8 mi
70040 Braithwaite, LA 39.2 mi
70037 Belle Chasse, LA 43.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70041?

70041 is in Buras, Louisiana, in Plaquemines Parish, part of the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.3339, -89.4675.

What county is 70041 in?

70041 lies in Plaquemines Parish.

What area code is 70041?

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

What time zone is 70041 in?

70041 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70041?

About 1,747 people live in ZIP code 70041, in 864 households, at 57.2 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 70041?

$34,615 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70041?

The closest are 70038 (4 mi), 70050 (8.4 mi), 70081 (16.5 mi), 70091 (19 mi) and 70082 (23.8 mi).

Is 70041 a PO Box ZIP code?

70041 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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