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70344

ZIP 70344 is Chauvin, Louisiana, in Terrebonne Parish; area code 985; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Terrebonne
Population
4,724
Coordinates
29.4012, -90.6331
☼ Live from 70344 — Chauvin, LA

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Where 70344 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70344
  • 🔢 Type 70344 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhEOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,344 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 977. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001001011001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70343 (Bourg, LA, 11 mi away) and 70345 (Cut Off, LA, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70344 becomes 44307 — and that is a real ZIP code: Akron, OH, 954 miles away.
  • 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03447, 04347, 04473, 04734, 04743, 30447, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04734 in Blaine, ME, 1,698 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 58%.
  • 🎯850 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70344 and you would come out at 29.40°S, 89.37°E — 1,284 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 15m.
  • 📏 At 50.6 square miles of land, 70344 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 38 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,724This ZIP4,724
Households2,009This ZIP2,009
Housing units2,590This ZIP2,590
Median age37.8This ZIP37.8Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$51,771This ZIP$51,771Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$110,500This ZIP$110,500Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$825This ZIP$825Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher6.9%This ZIP6.9%
Mean commute30.6 minThis ZIP30.6 min
Population density93.4 / sq miThis ZIP93.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments55This ZIP55
Employees313This ZIP313
Annual payroll$15,324,000This ZIP$15,324,000
Tax returns filed1,740This ZIP1,740
Total adjusted gross income$88,218,000This ZIP$88,218,000

Land area

Land area50.58 sq miThis ZIP50.58 sq mi
Water area26.02 sq miThis ZIP26.02 sq mi

Other place names in 70344

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

ZIP codes near 70344

ZIPCityDistance
70353 Dulac, LA 5.0 mi
70377 Montegut, LA 7.3 mi
70363 Houma, LA 8.4 mi
70343 Bourg, LA 11.1 mi
70397 Theriot, LA 11.9 mi
70361 Houma, LA 14.4 mi
70360 Houma, LA 16.1 mi
70374 Lockport, LA 16.1 mi
70364 Houma, LA 16.5 mi
70354 Galliano, LA 17.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70344?

70344 is in Chauvin, Louisiana, in Terrebonne Parish, part of the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.4012, -90.6331.

What county is 70344 in?

70344 lies in Terrebonne Parish.

What area code is 70344?

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

What time zone is 70344 in?

70344 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70344?

About 4,724 people live in ZIP code 70344, in 2,009 households, at 93.4 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 70344?

$51,771 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70344?

The closest are 70353 (5 mi), 70377 (7.3 mi), 70363 (8.4 mi), 70343 (11.1 mi) and 70397 (11.9 mi).

Is 70344 a PO Box ZIP code?

70344 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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