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70047

ZIP 70047 is Destrehan, Louisiana, in St. Charles Parish; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
St. Charles
Population
13,220
Coordinates
29.9721, -90.3542
☼ Live from 70047 — Destrehan, LA

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Where 70047 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70047
  • 🔢 Type 70047 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhOOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,047 = 3 × 3 × 43 × 181. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001000110011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70044 (Chalmette, LA, 24 mi away) and 70049 (Edgard, LA, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70047 becomes 74007, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04077, 07047, 07074, 07407, 07470, 07704, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04077 in South Casco, ME, 1,451 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 57%.
  • 🎯824 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70047 and you would come out at 29.97°S, 89.65°E — 1,314 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 12.2 square miles of land, 70047 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,220This ZIP13,220
Households4,770This ZIP4,770
Housing units5,282This ZIP5,282
Median age40.0This ZIP40.0Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$87,333This ZIP$87,333Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$305,300This ZIP$305,300Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,230This ZIP$1,230Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.6%This ZIP36.6%
Mean commute27.3 minThis ZIP27.3 min
Population density1,086.4 / sq miThis ZIP1,086.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments214This ZIP214
Employees2,207This ZIP2,207
Annual payroll$114,917,000This ZIP$114,917,000
Tax returns filed5,450This ZIP5,450
Total adjusted gross income$517,412,000This ZIP$517,412,000

Land area

Land area12.17 sq miThis ZIP12.17 sq mi
Water area1.70 sq miThis ZIP1.70 sq mi

Other place names in 70047

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

ZIP codes near 70047

ZIPCityDistance
70078 New Sarpy, LA 2.0 mi
70087 Saint Rose, LA 2.5 mi
70031 Ama, LA 4.0 mi
70079 Norco, LA 4.1 mi
70097 Kenner, LA 5.5 mi
70062 Kenner, LA 5.9 mi
70057 Hahnville, LA 6.6 mi
70039 Boutte, LA 6.7 mi
70063 Kenner, LA 6.9 mi
70064 Kenner, LA 6.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70047?

70047 is in Destrehan, Louisiana, in St. Charles Parish, part of the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.9721, -90.3542.

What county is 70047 in?

70047 lies in St. Charles Parish.

What time zone is 70047 in?

70047 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70047?

About 13,220 people live in ZIP code 70047, in 4,770 households, at 1,086.4 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 70047?

$87,333 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70047?

The closest are 70078 (2 mi), 70087 (2.5 mi), 70031 (4 mi), 70079 (4.1 mi) and 70097 (5.5 mi).

Is 70047 a PO Box ZIP code?

70047 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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