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70053

ZIP 70053 is in Gretna, Louisiana, in Jefferson Parish; area code 504; Central time. Gretna has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 70054 and 70056.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jefferson
Population
16,621
Coordinates
29.9171, -90.0522
☼ Live from 70053 — Gretna, LA

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Where 70053 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70053
  • 🔢 Type 70053 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESOOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,053 = 3 × 19 × 1229. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001000110100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70052 (Gramercy, LA, 39 mi away) and 70054 (Gretna, LA, 0 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70053 becomes 35007 — and that is a real ZIP code: Alabaster, AL, 298 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00735, 03057, 03570, 03750, 05037, 05073, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00735 in Ceiba, PR, 1,731 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯837 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70053 and you would come out at 29.92°S, 89.95°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 3.4 square miles of land, 70053 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,621This ZIP16,621
Households7,224This ZIP7,224
Housing units8,007This ZIP8,007
Median age37.7This ZIP37.7Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$39,950This ZIP$39,950Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$241,300This ZIP$241,300Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,060This ZIP$1,060Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.8%This ZIP22.8%
Mean commute25.5 minThis ZIP25.5 min
Population density4,854.3 / sq miThis ZIP4,854.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments489This ZIP489
Employees5,871This ZIP5,871
Annual payroll$229,037,000This ZIP$229,037,000
Tax returns filed6,600This ZIP6,600
Total adjusted gross income$348,651,000This ZIP$348,651,000

Land area

Land area3.42 sq miThis ZIP3.42 sq mi
Water area0.45 sq miThis ZIP0.45 sq mi

Other place names in 70053

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

ZIP codes near 70053

ZIPCityDistance
70054 Gretna, LA 0.2 mi
70158 New Orleans, LA 1.2 mi
70130 New Orleans, LA 1.7 mi
70059 Harvey, LA 1.8 mi
70114 New Orleans, LA 1.8 mi
70056 Gretna, LA 2.5 mi
70139 New Orleans, LA 2.6 mi
70113 New Orleans, LA 2.6 mi
70163 New Orleans, LA 2.7 mi
70141 New Orleans, LA 2.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70053?

70053 is in Gretna, Louisiana, in Jefferson Parish, part of the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.9171, -90.0522.

What county is 70053 in?

70053 lies in Jefferson Parish.

What area code is 70053?

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

What time zone is 70053 in?

70053 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70053?

About 16,621 people live in ZIP code 70053, in 7,224 households, at 4,854.3 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 70053?

$39,950 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70053?

The closest are 70054 (0.2 mi), 70158 (1.2 mi), 70130 (1.7 mi), 70059 (1.8 mi) and 70114 (1.8 mi).

Is 70053 a PO Box ZIP code?

70053 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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