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70121

ZIP 70121 is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Jefferson Parish; area code 504; Central time. New Orleans has 61 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jefferson
Population
10,558
Coordinates
29.9617, -90.1592
☼ Live from 70121 — New Orleans, LA

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Where 70121 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70121
  • 🔢 Type 70121 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZIOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 70121 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001000111101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70119 (New Orleans, LA, 4 mi away) and 70122 (New Orleans, LA, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70121 becomes 12107 — and that is a real ZIP code: Knox, NY, 1,248 miles away.
  • 👥 40 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01721, 02117, 02171, 07112, 10172, 10271, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02117 in Boston, MA, 1,362 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯831 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70121 and you would come out at 29.96°S, 89.84°E — 1,309 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 13m.
  • 📏 At 3.3 square miles of land, 70121 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,558This ZIP10,558
Households5,433This ZIP5,433
Housing units6,437This ZIP6,437
Median age43.7This ZIP43.7Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$59,562This ZIP$59,562Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$247,900This ZIP$247,900Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,106This ZIP$1,106Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.5%This ZIP36.5%
Mean commute19.7 minThis ZIP19.7 min
Population density3,221.8 / sq miThis ZIP3,221.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments423This ZIP423
Employees14,920This ZIP14,920
Annual payroll$1,211,871,000This ZIP$1,211,871,000
Tax returns filed5,200This ZIP5,200
Total adjusted gross income$339,012,000This ZIP$339,012,000

Land area

Land area3.28 sq miThis ZIP3.28 sq mi
Water area0.57 sq miThis ZIP0.57 sq mi

Other place names in 70121

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

ZIP codes near 70121

ZIPCityDistance
70001 Metairie, LA 1.6 mi
70004 Metairie, LA 1.6 mi
70009 Metairie, LA 1.6 mi
70010 Metairie, LA 1.6 mi
70011 Metairie, LA 1.6 mi
70033 Metairie, LA 1.6 mi
70055 Metairie, LA 1.6 mi
70060 Metairie, LA 1.6 mi
70118 New Orleans, LA 2.3 mi
70123 New Orleans, LA 2.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70121?

70121 is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Jefferson Parish, part of the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.9617, -90.1592.

What county is 70121 in?

70121 lies in Jefferson Parish.

What area code is 70121?

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

What time zone is 70121 in?

70121 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70121?

About 10,558 people live in ZIP code 70121, in 5,433 households, at 3,221.8 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 70121?

$59,562 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70121?

The closest are 70001 (1.6 mi), 70004 (1.6 mi), 70009 (1.6 mi), 70010 (1.6 mi) and 70011 (1.6 mi).

Is 70121 a PO Box ZIP code?

70121 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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