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70086

ZIP 70086 is Saint James, Louisiana, in St. James Parish; area code 225; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
St. James
Population
1,793
Coordinates
30.0362, -90.8654
☼ Live from 70086 — Saint James, LA

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Where 70086 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70086
  • 🔢 Type 70086 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBOOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,086 = 2 × 3 × 11681. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001000111000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70085 (Saint Bernard, LA, 68 mi away) and 70087 (Saint Rose, LA, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70086 becomes 68007 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bennington, NE, 838 miles away.
  • 👥 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, 1,752 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 58%.
  • 🎯805 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70086 and you would come out at 30.04°S, 89.13°E — 1,330 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 38.5 square miles of land, 70086 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,793This ZIP1,793
Households695This ZIP695
Housing units847This ZIP847
Median age37.4This ZIP37.4Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$35,739This ZIP$35,739Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$96,400This ZIP$96,400Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$616This ZIP$616Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher7.3%This ZIP7.3%
Mean commute32.4 minThis ZIP32.4 min
Population density46.6 / sq miThis ZIP46.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments32This ZIP32
Employees851This ZIP851
Annual payroll$91,265,000This ZIP$91,265,000
Tax returns filed770This ZIP770
Total adjusted gross income$29,543,000This ZIP$29,543,000

Land area

Land area38.49 sq miThis ZIP38.49 sq mi
Water area4.27 sq miThis ZIP4.27 sq mi

Other place names in 70086

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ZIP codes near 70086

ZIPCityDistance
70723 Convent, LA 2.2 mi
70792 Uncle Sam, LA 3.8 mi
70743 Hester, LA 5.7 mi
70763 Paulina, LA 7.8 mi
70738 Burnside, LA 7.9 mi
70393 Plattenville, LA 8.5 mi
70778 Sorrento, LA 9.1 mi
70725 Darrow, LA 9.4 mi
70071 Lutcher, LA 9.8 mi
70346 Donaldsonville, LA 10.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70086?

70086 is in Saint James, Louisiana, in St. James Parish, part of the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.0362, -90.8654.

What county is 70086 in?

70086 lies in St. James Parish.

What area code is 70086?

Saint James uses area code 225, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 70086 in?

70086 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70086?

About 1,793 people live in ZIP code 70086, in 695 households, at 46.6 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 70086?

$35,739 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70086?

The closest are 70723 (2.2 mi), 70792 (3.8 mi), 70743 (5.7 mi), 70763 (7.8 mi) and 70738 (7.9 mi).

Is 70086 a PO Box ZIP code?

70086 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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