70340
ZIP 70340 is Amelia, Louisiana, in St. Mary Parish; area code 985; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- St. Mary
- Metro area
- Morgan City, LA
- Population
- 0
- Coordinates
- 29.6697, -91.1043
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Where 70340 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.
- 🔢 Type 70340 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhEOL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 70,340 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 3517. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10001001011000100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70339 (Pierre Part, LA, 17 mi away) and 70341 (Belle Rose, LA, 25 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 70340 becomes 04307, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00734, 03047, 03470, 03740, 04037, 04073, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00734 in Ponce, PR, 1,739 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 59%.
- 🎯819 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70340 and you would come out at 29.67°S, 88.90°E — 1,313 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 14m.
- 📏 At 0.051 square miles of land, 70340 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 25 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 0 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 63This ZIP63 |
| Population density | 0.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 69This ZIP69 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 2,258This ZIP2,258 |
| Annual payroll | $152,151,000This ZIP$152,151,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 70340
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 70340
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
70380 | Morgan City, LA | 5.7 mi |
70342 | Berwick, LA | 8.2 mi |
70356 | Gibson, LA | 8.4 mi |
70381 | Morgan City, LA | 9.5 mi |
70352 | Donner, LA | 9.9 mi |
70372 | Labadieville, LA | 10.4 mi |
70392 | Patterson, LA | 13.0 mi |
70395 | Schriever, LA | 14.7 mi |
70390 | Napoleonville, LA | 15.8 mi |
70339 | Pierre Part, LA | 16.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 70340?
70340 is in Amelia, Louisiana, in St. Mary Parish, part of the Morgan City, LA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.6697, -91.1043.
What county is 70340 in?
70340 lies in St. Mary Parish.
What area code is 70340?
Amelia uses area code 985, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 70340 in?
70340 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 70340?
About 0 people live in ZIP code 70340. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 70340?
The closest are 70380 (5.7 mi), 70342 (8.2 mi), 70356 (8.4 mi), 70381 (9.5 mi) and 70352 (9.9 mi).
Is 70340 a PO Box ZIP code?
70340 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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