70402
ZIP 70402 is in Hammond, Louisiana, in Tangipahoa Parish; area code 985; Central time. Hammond has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 70401, 70403 and 70404.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Tangipahoa
- Metro area
- Hammond, LA
- Population
- 1,850
- Coordinates
- 30.5165, -90.4693
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Where 70402 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 70402 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOhOL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 70,402 = 2 × 35201. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10001001100000010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70401 (Hammond, LA, 1 mi away) and 70403 (Hammond, LA, 2 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 70402 becomes 20407 — and that is a real ZIP code: Washington, DC, 957 miles away.
- 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00742, 02047, 02740, 04027, 04072, 04270, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00742 in Roosevelt Roads, PR, 1,773 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 57%.
- 🎯789 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70402 and you would come out at 30.52°S, 89.53°E — 1,352 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 10m.
- 📏 At 0.123 square miles of land, 70402 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 60 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,850This ZIP1,850 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Median age | 19.6This ZIP19.6Louisiana38.0US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Mean commute | 13.7 minThis ZIP13.7 min |
| Population density | 15,040.7 / sq miThis ZIP15,040.7 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 3This ZIP3 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 115This ZIP115 |
| Annual payroll | $3,603,000This ZIP$3,603,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 70402
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 70402
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
70404 | Hammond, LA | 0.9 mi |
70401 | Hammond, LA | 1.4 mi |
70451 | Natalbany, LA | 2.4 mi |
70403 | Hammond, LA | 2.4 mi |
70466 | Tickfaw, LA | 4.1 mi |
70711 | Albany, LA | 7.3 mi |
70455 | Robert, LA | 8.7 mi |
70443 | Independence, LA | 9.0 mi |
70446 | Loranger, LA | 10.5 mi |
70462 | Springfield, LA | 11.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 70402?
70402 is in Hammond, Louisiana, in Tangipahoa Parish, part of the Hammond, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.5165, -90.4693.
What county is 70402 in?
70402 lies in Tangipahoa Parish.
What area code is 70402?
Hammond uses area code 985, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 70402 in?
70402 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 70402?
About 1,850 people live in ZIP code 70402, at 15,040.7 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 70402?
The closest are 70404 (0.9 mi), 70401 (1.4 mi), 70451 (2.4 mi), 70403 (2.4 mi) and 70466 (4.1 mi).
Is 70402 a PO Box ZIP code?
70402 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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