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70342

ZIP 70342 is Berwick, 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
4,607
Coordinates
29.6931, -91.2383
☼ Live from 70342 — Berwick, LA

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Where 70342 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70342
  • 🔢 Type 70342 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhEOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,342 = 2 × 35171. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001001011000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70341 (Belle Rose, LA, 25 mi away) and 70343 (Bourg, LA, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70342 becomes 24307, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02347, 02743, 03247, 04237, 04732, 07423, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04732 in Ashland, ME, 1,688 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 59%.
  • 🎯814 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70342 and you would come out at 29.69°S, 88.76°E — 1,317 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 7.5 square miles of land, 70342 is bigger than 23% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,607This ZIP4,607
Households1,712This ZIP1,712
Housing units1,958This ZIP1,958
Median age34.8This ZIP34.8Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$51,580This ZIP$51,580Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$212,400This ZIP$212,400Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$493This ZIP$493Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.3%This ZIP27.3%
Mean commute21.3 minThis ZIP21.3 min
Population density617.4 / sq miThis ZIP617.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments75This ZIP75
Employees1,918This ZIP1,918
Annual payroll$121,623,000This ZIP$121,623,000
Tax returns filed1,940This ZIP1,940
Total adjusted gross income$157,656,000This ZIP$157,656,000

Land area

Land area7.46 sq miThis ZIP7.46 sq mi
Water area1.12 sq miThis ZIP1.12 sq mi

Other place names in 70342

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ZIP codes near 70342

ZIPCityDistance
70381 Morgan City, LA 1.3 mi
70392 Patterson, LA 4.8 mi
70340 Amelia, LA 8.2 mi
70380 Morgan City, LA 9.1 mi
70522 Centerville, LA 12.4 mi
70540 Garden City, LA 14.6 mi
70339 Pierre Part, LA 15.0 mi
70372 Labadieville, LA 16.2 mi
70356 Gibson, LA 16.6 mi
70538 Franklin, LA 16.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70342?

70342 is in Berwick, Louisiana, in St. Mary Parish, part of the Morgan City, LA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.6931, -91.2383.

What county is 70342 in?

70342 lies in St. Mary Parish.

What area code is 70342?

Berwick uses area code 985, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 70342 in?

70342 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70342?

About 4,607 people live in ZIP code 70342, in 1,712 households, at 617.4 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 70342?

$51,580 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70342?

The closest are 70381 (1.3 mi), 70392 (4.8 mi), 70340 (8.2 mi), 70380 (9.1 mi) and 70522 (12.4 mi).

Is 70342 a PO Box ZIP code?

70342 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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