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70049

ZIP 70049 is Edgard, Louisiana, in St. John the Baptist Parish; area code 985; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
Population
1,482
Coordinates
30.0300, -90.5622
☼ Live from 70049 — Edgard, LA

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Where 70049 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70049
  • 🔢 Type 70049 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhOOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,049 = 7 × 10007. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001000110100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70047 (Destrehan, LA, 13 mi away) and 70050 (Empire, LA, 73 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70049 becomes 94007, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00794, 04079, 04097, 04970, 07094, 07940, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09740 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,756 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 58%.
  • 🎯814 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70049 and you would come out at 30.03°S, 89.44°E — 1,322 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 16.3 square miles of land, 70049 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,482This ZIP1,482
Households616This ZIP616
Housing units876This ZIP876
Median age56.5This ZIP56.5Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$68,953This ZIP$68,953Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$182,900This ZIP$182,900Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher35.1%This ZIP35.1%
Mean commute31.4 minThis ZIP31.4 min
Population density90.7 / sq miThis ZIP90.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees68This ZIP68
Annual payroll$1,697,000This ZIP$1,697,000
Tax returns filed850This ZIP850
Total adjusted gross income$37,814,000This ZIP$37,814,000

Land area

Land area16.35 sq miThis ZIP16.35 sq mi
Water area2.44 sq miThis ZIP2.44 sq mi

Other place names in 70049

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ZIP codes near 70049

ZIPCityDistance
70084 Reserve, LA 3.0 mi
70076 Mount Airy, LA 5.5 mi
70051 Garyville, LA 5.7 mi
70069 La Place, LA 6.3 mi
70057 Hahnville, LA 7.5 mi
70052 Gramercy, LA 8.0 mi
70071 Lutcher, LA 8.6 mi
70079 Norco, LA 9.2 mi
70090 Vacherie, LA 9.3 mi
70763 Paulina, LA 10.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70049?

70049 is in Edgard, Louisiana, in St. John the Baptist Parish, part of the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.0300, -90.5622.

What county is 70049 in?

70049 lies in St. John the Baptist Parish.

What area code is 70049?

Edgard uses area code 985, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 70049 in?

70049 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70049?

About 1,482 people live in ZIP code 70049, in 616 households, at 90.7 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 70049?

$68,953 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70049?

The closest are 70084 (3 mi), 70076 (5.5 mi), 70051 (5.7 mi), 70069 (6.3 mi) and 70057 (7.5 mi).

Is 70049 a PO Box ZIP code?

70049 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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