70050
ZIP 70050 is Empire, Louisiana, in Plaquemines Parish; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Plaquemines
- Metro area
- New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Population
- 0
- Coordinates
- 29.3834, -89.5957
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Where 70050 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 70050 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OSOOL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 70,050 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 5 × 467. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10001000110100010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70049 (Edgard, LA, 73 mi away) and 70051 (Garyville, LA, 79 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 70050 becomes 05007, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00705, 05070, 07005, 07050, 50007, 50070, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00705 in Aibonito, PR, 1,663 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
- 🎯883 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70050 and you would come out at 29.38°S, 90.40°E — 1,260 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 16m.
- 📏 At 0.366 square miles of land, 70050 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 177 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 0 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 40This ZIP40 |
| Population density | 0.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 9This ZIP9 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 249This ZIP249 |
| Annual payroll | $17,273,000This ZIP$17,273,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.37 sq miThis ZIP0.37 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
Other place names in 70050
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 70050
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
70041 | Buras, LA | 8.4 mi |
70038 | Boothville, LA | 12.3 mi |
70082 | Pointe A La Hache, LA | 16.1 mi |
70083 | Port Sulphur, LA | 17.4 mi |
70081 | Pilottown, LA | 24.7 mi |
70091 | Venice, LA | 27.3 mi |
70358 | Grand Isle, LA | 28.5 mi |
70040 | Braithwaite, LA | 31.5 mi |
70085 | Saint Bernard, LA | 31.6 mi |
70037 | Belle Chasse, LA | 35.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 70050?
70050 is in Empire, Louisiana, in Plaquemines Parish, part of the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.3834, -89.5957.
What county is 70050 in?
70050 lies in Plaquemines Parish.
What time zone is 70050 in?
70050 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 70050?
About 0 people live in ZIP code 70050. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 70050?
The closest are 70041 (8.4 mi), 70038 (12.3 mi), 70082 (16.1 mi), 70083 (17.4 mi) and 70081 (24.7 mi).
Is 70050 a PO Box ZIP code?
70050 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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