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70043

ZIP 70043 is in Chalmette, Louisiana, in St. Bernard Parish; area code 504; Central time. Chalmette has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 70044.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
St. Bernard
Population
22,638
Coordinates
29.9562, -89.9644
☼ Live from 70043 — Chalmette, LA

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Where 70043 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70043
  • 🔢 Type 70043 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhOOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,043 = 89 × 787. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001000110011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70041 (Buras, LA, 52 mi away) and 70044 (Chalmette, LA, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70043 becomes 34007 — and that is a real ZIP code: APO AA, a military post office, 1,601 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00734, 03047, 03470, 03740, 04037, 04073, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00734 in Ponce, PR, 1,684 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯838 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70043 and you would come out at 29.96°S, 90.04°E — 1,304 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 13m.
  • 📏 At 9.1 square miles of land, 70043 is bigger than 26% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population22,638This ZIP22,638
Households8,326This ZIP8,326
Housing units9,061This ZIP9,061
Median age35.2This ZIP35.2Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$55,068This ZIP$55,068Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$214,700This ZIP$214,700Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,113This ZIP$1,113Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.5%This ZIP13.5%
Mean commute29.5 minThis ZIP29.5 min
Population density2,478.7 / sq miThis ZIP2,478.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments460This ZIP460
Employees5,809This ZIP5,809
Annual payroll$292,031,000This ZIP$292,031,000
Tax returns filed8,740This ZIP8,740
Total adjusted gross income$439,182,000This ZIP$439,182,000

Land area

Land area9.13 sq miThis ZIP9.13 sq mi
Water area3.43 sq miThis ZIP3.43 sq mi

Other place names in 70043

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

ZIP codes near 70043

ZIPCityDistance
70044 Chalmette, LA 1.1 mi
70032 Arabi, LA 1.9 mi
70075 Meraux, LA 3.4 mi
70131 New Orleans, LA 3.5 mi
70117 New Orleans, LA 4.0 mi
70114 New Orleans, LA 4.3 mi
70127 New Orleans, LA 5.0 mi
70126 New Orleans, LA 5.4 mi
70092 Violet, LA 5.7 mi
70053 Gretna, LA 5.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70043?

70043 is in Chalmette, Louisiana, in St. Bernard Parish, part of the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.9562, -89.9644.

What county is 70043 in?

70043 lies in St. Bernard Parish.

What area code is 70043?

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

What time zone is 70043 in?

70043 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70043?

About 22,638 people live in ZIP code 70043, in 8,326 households, at 2,478.7 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 70043?

$55,068 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70043?

The closest are 70044 (1.1 mi), 70032 (1.9 mi), 70075 (3.4 mi), 70131 (3.5 mi) and 70117 (4 mi).

Is 70043 a PO Box ZIP code?

70043 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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