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70356

ZIP 70356 is Gibson, Louisiana, in Terrebonne Parish; area code 985; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Terrebonne
Population
1,495
Coordinates
29.6316, -90.9709
☼ Live from 70356 — Gibson, LA

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Where 70356 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70356
  • 🔢 Type 70356 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSEOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,356 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 11 × 13 × 41. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001001011010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70355 (Gheens, LA, 32 mi away) and 70357 (Golden Meadow, LA, 54 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70356 becomes 65307, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03576, 03756, 03765, 05673, 05736, 05763, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03576 in Colebrook, NH, 1,500 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 59%.
  • 🎯826 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70356 and you would come out at 29.63°S, 89.03°E — 1,307 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 66.6 square miles of land, 70356 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 51 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,495This ZIP1,495
Households652This ZIP652
Housing units756This ZIP756
Median age52.8This ZIP52.8Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$32,756This ZIP$32,756Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$175,600This ZIP$175,600Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$693This ZIP$693Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher2.0%This ZIP2.0%
Mean commute33.1 minThis ZIP33.1 min
Population density22.5 / sq miThis ZIP22.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments29This ZIP29
Employees759This ZIP759
Annual payroll$91,758,000This ZIP$91,758,000
Tax returns filed860This ZIP860
Total adjusted gross income$42,592,000This ZIP$42,592,000

Land area

Land area66.56 sq miThis ZIP66.56 sq mi
Water area6.00 sq miThis ZIP6.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 70356

ZIPCityDistance
70352 Donner, LA 4.1 mi
70395 Schriever, LA 8.0 mi
70340 Amelia, LA 8.4 mi
70372 Labadieville, LA 10.5 mi
70360 Houma, LA 10.6 mi
70380 Morgan City, LA 11.5 mi
70359 Gray, LA 12.3 mi
70302 Thibodaux, LA 14.4 mi
70310 Thibodaux, LA 14.9 mi
70361 Houma, LA 15.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70356?

70356 is in Gibson, Louisiana, in Terrebonne Parish, part of the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.6316, -90.9709.

What county is 70356 in?

70356 lies in Terrebonne Parish.

What area code is 70356?

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

What time zone is 70356 in?

70356 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70356?

About 1,495 people live in ZIP code 70356, in 652 households, at 22.5 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 70356?

$32,756 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70356?

The closest are 70352 (4.1 mi), 70395 (8 mi), 70340 (8.4 mi), 70372 (10.5 mi) and 70360 (10.6 mi).

Is 70356 a PO Box ZIP code?

70356 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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