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70117

ZIP 70117 is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish; area code 504; Central time. New Orleans has 61 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Orleans
Population
25,652
Coordinates
29.9682, -90.0300
☼ Live from 70117 — New Orleans, LA

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Where 70117 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 70117
  • 🔢 Type 70117 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIIOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 70117 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001000111100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70116 (New Orleans, LA, 2 mi away) and 70118 (New Orleans, LA, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70117 becomes 71107 — and that is a real ZIP code: Shreveport, LA, 290 miles away.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07711, 10177, 11707, 11770, 17017, 17071, …). The farthest-flung twin is 11770 in Ocean Beach, NY, 1,201 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯835 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70117 and you would come out at 29.97°S, 89.97°E — 1,307 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 5.5 square miles of land, 70117 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population25,652This ZIP25,652
Households11,779This ZIP11,779
Housing units15,488This ZIP15,488
Median age39.6This ZIP39.6Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$45,764This ZIP$45,764Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$260,000This ZIP$260,000Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,269This ZIP$1,269Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.8%This ZIP35.8%
Mean commute24.4 minThis ZIP24.4 min
Population density4,660.6 / sq miThis ZIP4,660.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments483This ZIP483
Employees4,581This ZIP4,581
Annual payroll$199,982,000This ZIP$199,982,000
Tax returns filed11,650This ZIP11,650
Total adjusted gross income$550,526,000This ZIP$550,526,000

Land area

Land area5.50 sq miThis ZIP5.50 sq mi
Water area0.78 sq miThis ZIP0.78 sq mi

Other place names in 70117

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

ZIP codes near 70117

ZIPCityDistance
70116 New Orleans, LA 2.1 mi
70114 New Orleans, LA 2.1 mi
70032 Arabi, LA 2.4 mi
70139 New Orleans, LA 2.8 mi
70141 New Orleans, LA 2.9 mi
70142 New Orleans, LA 2.9 mi
70143 New Orleans, LA 2.9 mi
70145 New Orleans, LA 2.9 mi
70146 New Orleans, LA 2.9 mi
70150 New Orleans, LA 2.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70117?

70117 is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish, part of the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.9682, -90.0300.

What county is 70117 in?

70117 lies in Orleans Parish.

What area code is 70117?

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

What time zone is 70117 in?

70117 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70117?

About 25,652 people live in ZIP code 70117, in 11,779 households, at 4,660.6 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 70117?

$45,764 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70117?

The closest are 70116 (2.1 mi), 70114 (2.1 mi), 70032 (2.4 mi), 70139 (2.8 mi) and 70141 (2.9 mi).

Is 70117 a PO Box ZIP code?

70117 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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