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70397

ZIP 70397 is Theriot, Louisiana, in Terrebonne Parish; area code 985; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Terrebonne
Population
971
Coordinates
29.3885, -90.8310
☼ Live from 70397 — Theriot, LA

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Where 70397 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70397
  • 🔢 Type 70397 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LGEOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,397 = 17 × 41 × 101. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001001011111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70395 (Schriever, LA, 21 mi away) and 70401 (Hammond, LA, 82 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70397 becomes 79307, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03779, 07739, 37079, 37097, 37709, 39077, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97370 in Philomath, OR, 2,065 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 58%.
  • 🎯844 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70397 and you would come out at 29.39°S, 89.17°E — 1,288 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 16m.
  • 📏 At 70.8 square miles of land, 70397 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 54 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population971This ZIP971
Households338This ZIP338
Housing units619This ZIP619
Median age59.0This ZIP59.0Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$115,455This ZIP$115,455Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$171,400This ZIP$171,400Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher9.3%This ZIP9.3%
Mean commute40.0 minThis ZIP40.0 min
Population density13.7 / sq miThis ZIP13.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees30This ZIP30
Annual payroll$1,137,000This ZIP$1,137,000
Tax returns filed420This ZIP420
Total adjusted gross income$24,693,000This ZIP$24,693,000

Land area

Land area70.77 sq miThis ZIP70.77 sq mi
Water area5.89 sq miThis ZIP5.89 sq mi

ZIP codes near 70397

ZIPCityDistance
70353 Dulac, LA 8.2 mi
70363 Houma, LA 11.3 mi
70344 Chauvin, LA 11.9 mi
70360 Houma, LA 13.2 mi
70361 Houma, LA 15.8 mi
70377 Montegut, LA 18.6 mi
70356 Gibson, LA 18.8 mi
70364 Houma, LA 19.4 mi
70343 Bourg, LA 19.8 mi
70359 Gray, LA 21.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70397?

70397 is in Theriot, Louisiana, in Terrebonne Parish, part of the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.3885, -90.8310.

What county is 70397 in?

70397 lies in Terrebonne Parish.

What area code is 70397?

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

What time zone is 70397 in?

70397 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70397?

About 971 people live in ZIP code 70397, in 338 households, at 13.7 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 70397?

$115,455 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70397?

The closest are 70353 (8.2 mi), 70363 (11.3 mi), 70344 (11.9 mi), 70360 (13.2 mi) and 70361 (15.8 mi).

Is 70397 a PO Box ZIP code?

70397 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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