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70427

ZIP 70427 is in Bogalusa, Louisiana, mostly in Washington Parish; area code 985; Central time. Bogalusa has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 70429.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Washington +1 more
Metro area
Bogalusa, LA
Population
17,596
Coordinates
30.7442, -89.9121
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Where 70427 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70427
  • 🔢 Type 70427 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZhOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,427 = 7 × 10061. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001001100011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70426 (Angie, LA, 13 mi away) and 70429 (Bogalusa, LA, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70427 becomes 72407, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02477, 02747, 04772, 07724, 20747, 20774, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04772 in Saint Agatha, ME, 1,615 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯795 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70427 and you would come out at 30.74°S, 90.09°E — 1,354 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 09m.
  • 📏 At 141.4 square miles of land, 70427 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 107 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,596This ZIP17,596
Households6,945This ZIP6,945
Housing units8,506This ZIP8,506
Median age40.2This ZIP40.2Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$38,074This ZIP$38,074Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$133,400This ZIP$133,400Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$782This ZIP$782Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.9%This ZIP12.9%
Mean commute28.9 minThis ZIP28.9 min
Population density124.5 / sq miThis ZIP124.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments329This ZIP329
Employees4,670This ZIP4,670
Annual payroll$216,067,000This ZIP$216,067,000
Tax returns filed6,460This ZIP6,460
Total adjusted gross income$309,473,000This ZIP$309,473,000

Land area

Land area141.35 sq miThis ZIP141.35 sq mi
Water area2.48 sq miThis ZIP2.48 sq mi

Counties 70427 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Washington Parish 90.4%
St. Tammany Parish 9.6%

Other place names in 70427

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ZIP codes near 70427

ZIPCityDistance
70429 Bogalusa, LA 5.0 mi
70463 Sun, LA 6.0 mi
70431 Bush, LA 9.4 mi
70467 Varnado, LA 11.4 mi
70426 Angie, LA 13.0 mi
70438 Franklinton, LA 13.2 mi
70464 Talisheek, LA 14.1 mi
39457 Mc Neill, MS 15.2 mi
39426 Carriere, MS 16.3 mi
70420 Abita Springs, LA 17.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70427?

70427 is in Bogalusa, Louisiana, in Washington Parish, part of the Bogalusa, LA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.7442, -89.9121.

What county is 70427 in?

70427 spans 2 counties: Washington Parish and St. Tammany Parish. Most of it falls in Washington Parish, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 70427?

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

What time zone is 70427 in?

70427 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70427?

About 17,596 people live in ZIP code 70427, in 6,945 households, at 124.5 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 70427?

$38,074 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70427?

The closest are 70429 (5 mi), 70463 (6 mi), 70431 (9.4 mi), 70467 (11.4 mi) and 70426 (13 mi).

Is 70427 a PO Box ZIP code?

70427 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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