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70056

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jefferson
Population
40,348
Coordinates
29.8874, -90.0273
☼ Live from 70056 — Gretna, LA

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Where 70056 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 70056
  • 🔢 Type 70056 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSOOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,056 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 7 × 139. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001000110101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70055 (Metairie, LA, 10 mi away) and 70057 (Hahnville, LA, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70056 becomes 65007, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00765, 05067, 05076, 05670, 05760, 06057, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00765 in Vieques, PR, 1,747 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯840 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70056 and you would come out at 29.89°S, 89.97°E — 1,301 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 6.8 square miles of land, 70056 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population40,348This ZIP40,348
Households14,627This ZIP14,627
Housing units15,667This ZIP15,667
Median age35.2This ZIP35.2Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$59,027This ZIP$59,027Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$230,500This ZIP$230,500Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,219This ZIP$1,219Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.6%This ZIP24.6%
Mean commute26.2 minThis ZIP26.2 min
Population density5,965.1 / sq miThis ZIP5,965.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments646This ZIP646
Employees7,417This ZIP7,417
Annual payroll$404,002,000This ZIP$404,002,000
Tax returns filed16,800This ZIP16,800
Total adjusted gross income$913,263,000This ZIP$913,263,000

Land area

Land area6.76 sq miThis ZIP6.76 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Other place names in 70056

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

ZIP codes near 70056

ZIPCityDistance
70054 Gretna, LA 2.5 mi
70053 Gretna, LA 2.5 mi
70058 Harvey, LA 2.6 mi
70093 Belle Chasse, LA 3.1 mi
70059 Harvey, LA 3.2 mi
70114 New Orleans, LA 3.5 mi
70158 New Orleans, LA 3.6 mi
70130 New Orleans, LA 4.2 mi
70131 New Orleans, LA 4.3 mi
70073 Marrero, LA 4.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70056?

70056 is in Gretna, Louisiana, in Jefferson Parish, part of the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.8874, -90.0273.

What county is 70056 in?

70056 lies in Jefferson Parish.

What area code is 70056?

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

What time zone is 70056 in?

70056 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70056?

About 40,348 people live in ZIP code 70056, in 14,627 households, at 5,965.1 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 70056?

$59,027 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70056?

The closest are 70054 (2.5 mi), 70053 (2.5 mi), 70058 (2.6 mi), 70093 (3.1 mi) and 70059 (3.2 mi).

Is 70056 a PO Box ZIP code?

70056 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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