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70079

ZIP 70079 is Norco, Louisiana, in St. Charles Parish; area code 985; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
St. Charles
Population
2,757
Coordinates
30.0022, -90.4123
☼ Live from 70079 — Norco, LA

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Where 70079 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70079
  • 🔢 Type 70079 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLOOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 70079 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001000110111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70078 (New Sarpy, LA, 2 mi away) and 70080 (Paradis, LA, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70079 becomes 97007 — and that is a real ZIP code: Beaverton, OR, 2,049 miles away.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00977, 07079, 07097, 07970, 09077, 09707, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09770 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,752 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 57%.
  • 🎯821 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70079 and you would come out at 30.00°S, 89.59°E — 1,317 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 1.8 square miles of land, 70079 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,757This ZIP2,757
Households1,231This ZIP1,231
Housing units1,354This ZIP1,354
Median age38.6This ZIP38.6Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$71,433This ZIP$71,433Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$238,900This ZIP$238,900Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,081This ZIP$1,081Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.4%This ZIP16.4%
Mean commute22.3 minThis ZIP22.3 min
Population density1,508.2 / sq miThis ZIP1,508.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments73This ZIP73
Employees2,517This ZIP2,517
Annual payroll$391,795,000This ZIP$391,795,000
Tax returns filed1,370This ZIP1,370
Total adjusted gross income$103,470,000This ZIP$103,470,000

Land area

Land area1.83 sq miThis ZIP1.83 sq mi
Water area0.40 sq miThis ZIP0.40 sq mi

Other place names in 70079

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ZIP codes near 70079

ZIPCityDistance
70078 New Sarpy, LA 2.1 mi
70047 Destrehan, LA 4.1 mi
70057 Hahnville, LA 4.2 mi
70087 Saint Rose, LA 5.5 mi
70069 La Place, LA 7.5 mi
70031 Ama, LA 8.1 mi
70039 Boutte, LA 8.9 mi
70080 Paradis, LA 9.1 mi
70049 Edgard, LA 9.2 mi
70062 Kenner, LA 9.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70079?

70079 is in Norco, Louisiana, in St. Charles Parish, part of the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.0022, -90.4123.

What county is 70079 in?

70079 lies in St. Charles Parish.

What area code is 70079?

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

What time zone is 70079 in?

70079 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70079?

About 2,757 people live in ZIP code 70079, in 1,231 households, at 1,508.2 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 70079?

$71,433 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70079?

The closest are 70078 (2.1 mi), 70047 (4.1 mi), 70057 (4.2 mi), 70087 (5.5 mi) and 70069 (7.5 mi).

Is 70079 a PO Box ZIP code?

70079 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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