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70420

ZIP 70420 is Abita Springs, Louisiana, in St. Tammany Parish; area code 985; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
St. Tammany
Population
7,950
Coordinates
30.4988, -89.9444
☼ Live from 70420 — Abita Springs, LA

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Where 70420 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70420
  • 🔢 Type 70420 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZhOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,420 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 7 × 503. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001001100010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70404 (Hammond, LA, 31 mi away) and 70421 (Akers, LA, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70420 becomes 02407, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 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, 1,743 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯807 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70420 and you would come out at 30.50°S, 90.06°E — 1,339 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 63.8 square miles of land, 70420 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 48 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,950This ZIP7,950
Households2,883This ZIP2,883
Housing units3,029This ZIP3,029
Median age39.3This ZIP39.3Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$78,171This ZIP$78,171Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$290,700This ZIP$290,700Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,171This ZIP$1,171Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.8%This ZIP33.8%
Mean commute37.7 minThis ZIP37.7 min
Population density124.6 / sq miThis ZIP124.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments144This ZIP144
Employees928This ZIP928
Annual payroll$44,690,000This ZIP$44,690,000
Tax returns filed4,030This ZIP4,030
Total adjusted gross income$325,025,000This ZIP$325,025,000

Land area

Land area63.81 sq miThis ZIP63.81 sq mi
Water area0.56 sq miThis ZIP0.56 sq mi

Other place names in 70420

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ZIP codes near 70420

ZIPCityDistance
70464 Talisheek, LA 4.4 mi
70459 Slidell, LA 6.3 mi
70470 Mandeville, LA 6.3 mi
70431 Bush, LA 8.3 mi
70445 Lacombe, LA 9.3 mi
70434 Covington, LA 9.4 mi
70471 Mandeville, LA 9.5 mi
70457 Saint Benedict, LA 10.2 mi
70435 Covington, LA 10.5 mi
70448 Mandeville, LA 11.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70420?

70420 is in Abita Springs, Louisiana, in St. Tammany Parish, part of the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.4988, -89.9444.

What county is 70420 in?

70420 lies in St. Tammany Parish.

What area code is 70420?

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

What time zone is 70420 in?

70420 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70420?

About 7,950 people live in ZIP code 70420, in 2,883 households, at 124.6 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 70420?

$78,171 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70420?

The closest are 70464 (4.4 mi), 70459 (6.3 mi), 70470 (6.3 mi), 70431 (8.3 mi) and 70445 (9.3 mi).

Is 70420 a PO Box ZIP code?

70420 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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