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70083

ZIP 70083 is Port Sulphur, Louisiana, in Plaquemines Parish; area code 504; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Plaquemines
Population
2,317
Coordinates
29.5119, -89.8437
☼ Live from 70083 — Port Sulphur, LA

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Where 70083 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70083
  • 🔢 Type 70083 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EBOOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,083 = 3 × 3 × 13 × 599. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001000111000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70082 (Pointe A La Hache, LA, 7 mi away) and 70084 (Reserve, LA, 58 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70083 becomes 38007 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bogota, TN, 460 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00738, 00783, 03087, 03780, 03870, 07083, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00738 in Fajardo, PR, 1,705 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯868 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70083 and you would come out at 29.51°S, 90.16°E — 1,273 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 15m.
  • 📏 At 129.2 square miles of land, 70083 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 98 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,317This ZIP2,317
Households778This ZIP778
Housing units908This ZIP908
Median age34.5This ZIP34.5Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$53,100This ZIP$53,100Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$84,500This ZIP$84,500Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher7.2%This ZIP7.2%
Mean commute28.3 minThis ZIP28.3 min
Population density17.9 / sq miThis ZIP17.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments34This ZIP34
Employees413This ZIP413
Annual payroll$40,350,000This ZIP$40,350,000
Tax returns filed940This ZIP940
Total adjusted gross income$46,810,000This ZIP$46,810,000

Land area

Land area129.19 sq miThis ZIP129.19 sq mi
Water area55.50 sq miThis ZIP55.50 sq mi

Other place names in 70083

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ZIP codes near 70083

ZIPCityDistance
70082 Pointe A La Hache, LA 6.8 mi
70040 Braithwaite, LA 16.5 mi
70050 Empire, LA 17.4 mi
70037 Belle Chasse, LA 18.2 mi
70181 New Orleans, LA 18.7 mi
70067 Lafitte, LA 20.5 mi
70036 Barataria, LA 21.0 mi
70085 Saint Bernard, LA 21.8 mi
70358 Grand Isle, LA 23.3 mi
70345 Cut Off, LA 23.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70083?

70083 is in Port Sulphur, Louisiana, in Plaquemines Parish, part of the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.5119, -89.8437.

What county is 70083 in?

70083 lies in Plaquemines Parish.

What area code is 70083?

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

What time zone is 70083 in?

70083 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70083?

About 2,317 people live in ZIP code 70083, in 778 households, at 17.9 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 70083?

$53,100 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70083?

The closest are 70082 (6.8 mi), 70040 (16.5 mi), 70050 (17.4 mi), 70037 (18.2 mi) and 70181 (18.7 mi).

Is 70083 a PO Box ZIP code?

70083 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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