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70124

ZIP 70124 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
21,778
Coordinates
30.0074, -90.1039
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Where 70124 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70124
  • 🔢 Type 70124 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZIOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,124 = 2 × 2 × 47 × 373. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001000111101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70123 (New Orleans, LA, 7 mi away) and 70125 (New Orleans, LA, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70124 becomes 42107, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01247, 01472, 01742, 02471, 02714, 02741, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04271 in Paris, ME, 1,454 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯830 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70124 and you would come out at 30.01°S, 89.90°E — 1,311 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 6.7 square miles of land, 70124 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population21,778This ZIP21,778
Households8,362This ZIP8,362
Housing units9,245This ZIP9,245
Median age39.9This ZIP39.9Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$121,228This ZIP$121,228Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$580,600This ZIP$580,600Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,823This ZIP$1,823Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher71.5%This ZIP71.5%
Mean commute20.7 minThis ZIP20.7 min
Population density3,257.7 / sq miThis ZIP3,257.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments623This ZIP623
Employees5,363This ZIP5,363
Annual payroll$220,294,000This ZIP$220,294,000
Tax returns filed9,630This ZIP9,630
Total adjusted gross income$1,766,496,000This ZIP$1,766,496,000

Land area

Land area6.69 sq miThis ZIP6.69 sq mi
Water area1.03 sq miThis ZIP1.03 sq mi

Other place names in 70124

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ZIP codes near 70124

ZIPCityDistance
70005 Metairie, LA 1.9 mi
70122 New Orleans, LA 2.3 mi
70119 New Orleans, LA 2.4 mi
70148 New Orleans, LA 2.6 mi
70004 Metairie, LA 3.3 mi
70009 Metairie, LA 3.3 mi
70010 Metairie, LA 3.3 mi
70011 Metairie, LA 3.3 mi
70033 Metairie, LA 3.3 mi
70055 Metairie, LA 3.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70124?

70124 is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish, part of the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.0074, -90.1039.

What county is 70124 in?

70124 lies in Orleans Parish.

What area code is 70124?

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

What time zone is 70124 in?

70124 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70124?

About 21,778 people live in ZIP code 70124, in 8,362 households, at 3,257.7 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 70124?

$121,228 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70124?

The closest are 70005 (1.9 mi), 70122 (2.3 mi), 70119 (2.4 mi), 70148 (2.6 mi) and 70004 (3.3 mi).

Is 70124 a PO Box ZIP code?

70124 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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