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70068

ZIP 70068 is in La Place, Louisiana, mostly in St. John the Baptist Parish; area code 985; Central time. La Place has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 70069.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
St. John the Baptist +1 more
Population
32,720
Coordinates
30.1563, -90.4368
☼ Live from 70068 — La Place, LA

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Where 70068 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70068
  • 🔢 Type 70068 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgOOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,068 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 5839. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001000110110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70067 (Lafitte, LA, 37 mi away) and 70069 (La Place, LA, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70068 becomes 86007, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00678, 00687, 00786, 06078, 06087, 06708, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00786 in La Plata, PR, 1,732 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 57%.
  • 🎯811 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70068 and you would come out at 30.16°S, 89.56°E — 1,328 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 12m.
  • 📏 At 49.3 square miles of land, 70068 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population32,720This ZIP32,720
Households11,943This ZIP11,943
Housing units13,304This ZIP13,304
Median age38.0This ZIP38.0Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$68,459This ZIP$68,459Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$203,200This ZIP$203,200Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,378This ZIP$1,378Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.7%This ZIP18.7%
Mean commute32.3 minThis ZIP32.3 min
Population density663.8 / sq miThis ZIP663.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments507This ZIP507
Employees9,751This ZIP9,751
Annual payroll$535,765,000This ZIP$535,765,000
Tax returns filed13,770This ZIP13,770
Total adjusted gross income$773,885,000This ZIP$773,885,000

Land area

Land area49.29 sq miThis ZIP49.29 sq mi
Water area3.67 sq miThis ZIP3.67 sq mi

Counties 70068 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
St. John the Baptist Parish 93.8%
St. Charles Parish 6.2%

Other place names in 70068

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ZIP codes near 70068

ZIPCityDistance
70069 La Place, LA 5.3 mi
70421 Akers, LA 9.5 mi
70084 Reserve, LA 10.0 mi
70079 Norco, LA 10.8 mi
70049 Edgard, LA 11.5 mi
70078 New Sarpy, LA 12.4 mi
70087 Saint Rose, LA 13.2 mi
70057 Hahnville, LA 13.5 mi
70051 Garyville, LA 13.6 mi
70047 Destrehan, LA 13.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70068?

70068 is in La Place, Louisiana, in St. John the Baptist Parish, part of the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.1563, -90.4368.

What county is 70068 in?

70068 spans 2 counties: St. John the Baptist Parish and St. Charles Parish. Most of it falls in St. John the Baptist Parish, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 70068?

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

What time zone is 70068 in?

70068 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70068?

About 32,720 people live in ZIP code 70068, in 11,943 households, at 663.8 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 70068?

$68,459 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70068?

The closest are 70069 (5.3 mi), 70421 (9.5 mi), 70084 (10 mi), 70079 (10.8 mi) and 70049 (11.5 mi).

Is 70068 a PO Box ZIP code?

70068 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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