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70392

ZIP 70392 is Patterson, 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
8,173
Coordinates
29.6994, -91.3185
☼ Live from 70392 — Patterson, LA

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Where 70392 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70392
  • 🔢 Type 70392 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZGEOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,392 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 7 × 419. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001001011111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70391 (Paincourtville, LA, 26 mi away) and 70393 (Plattenville, LA, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70392 becomes 29307 — and that is a real ZIP code: Spartanburg, SC, 663 miles away.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02379, 02739, 03279, 07932, 09237, 09723, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09723 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,264 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 59%.
  • 🎯811 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70392 and you would come out at 29.70°S, 88.68°E — 1,320 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 36.8 square miles of land, 70392 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,173This ZIP8,173
Households3,056This ZIP3,056
Housing units3,542This ZIP3,542
Median age39.4This ZIP39.4Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$57,959This ZIP$57,959Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$159,100This ZIP$159,100Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$861This ZIP$861Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.0%This ZIP10.0%
Mean commute27.3 minThis ZIP27.3 min
Population density222.2 / sq miThis ZIP222.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments112This ZIP112
Employees774This ZIP774
Annual payroll$33,493,000This ZIP$33,493,000
Tax returns filed3,290This ZIP3,290
Total adjusted gross income$184,290,000This ZIP$184,290,000

Land area

Land area36.78 sq miThis ZIP36.78 sq mi
Water area9.36 sq miThis ZIP9.36 sq mi

Other place names in 70392

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ZIP codes near 70392

ZIPCityDistance
70381 Morgan City, LA 3.6 mi
70342 Berwick, LA 4.8 mi
70522 Centerville, LA 7.8 mi
70540 Garden City, LA 9.9 mi
70538 Franklin, LA 12.6 mi
70340 Amelia, LA 13.0 mi
70380 Morgan City, LA 13.4 mi
70339 Pierre Part, LA 16.3 mi
70523 Charenton, LA 17.4 mi
70514 Baldwin, LA 17.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70392?

70392 is in Patterson, Louisiana, in St. Mary Parish, part of the Morgan City, LA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.6994, -91.3185.

What county is 70392 in?

70392 lies in St. Mary Parish.

What area code is 70392?

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

What time zone is 70392 in?

70392 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70392?

About 8,173 people live in ZIP code 70392, in 3,056 households, at 222.2 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 70392?

$57,959 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70392?

The closest are 70381 (3.6 mi), 70342 (4.8 mi), 70522 (7.8 mi), 70540 (9.9 mi) and 70538 (12.6 mi).

Is 70392 a PO Box ZIP code?

70392 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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