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70438

ZIP 70438 is Franklinton, Louisiana, mostly in Washington Parish; area code 985; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Washington +2 more
Metro area
Bogalusa, LA
Population
19,349
Coordinates
30.8437, -90.1010
☼ Live from 70438 — Franklinton, LA

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Where 70438 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70438
  • 🔢 Type 70438 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEhOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,438 = 2 × 41 × 859. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001001100100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70437 (Folsom, LA, 17 mi away) and 70441 (Greensburg, LA, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70438 becomes 83407, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03748, 03784, 03847, 03874, 04738, 04783, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83704 in Boise, ID, 1,679 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯783 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70438 and you would come out at 30.84°S, 89.90°E — 1,365 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 09m.
  • 📏 At 347.9 square miles of land, 70438 is bigger than 96% of ZIP codes — room for about 264 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,349This ZIP19,349
Households7,969This ZIP7,969
Housing units9,385This ZIP9,385
Median age42.3This ZIP42.3Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$52,864This ZIP$52,864Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$168,400This ZIP$168,400Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$824This ZIP$824Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.6%This ZIP13.6%
Mean commute37.1 minThis ZIP37.1 min
Population density55.6 / sq miThis ZIP55.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments291This ZIP291
Employees3,177This ZIP3,177
Annual payroll$129,574,000This ZIP$129,574,000
Tax returns filed7,260This ZIP7,260
Total adjusted gross income$392,270,000This ZIP$392,270,000

Land area

Land area347.89 sq miThis ZIP347.89 sq mi
Water area2.29 sq miThis ZIP2.29 sq mi

Counties 70438 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Washington Parish 96.3%
St. Tammany Parish 2.9%
Tangipahoa Parish 0.8%

Other place names in 70438

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ZIP codes near 70438

ZIPCityDistance
70450 Mount Hermon, LA 11.7 mi
70427 Bogalusa, LA 13.2 mi
70429 Bogalusa, LA 15.4 mi
70426 Angie, LA 15.5 mi
70467 Varnado, LA 16.5 mi
70437 Folsom, LA 16.8 mi
70442 Husser, LA 16.9 mi
70463 Sun, LA 17.4 mi
70431 Bush, LA 17.6 mi
39667 Tylertown, MS 19.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70438?

70438 is in Franklinton, Louisiana, in Washington Parish, part of the Bogalusa, LA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.8437, -90.1010.

What county is 70438 in?

70438 spans 3 counties: Washington Parish, St. Tammany Parish and Tangipahoa 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 70438?

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

What time zone is 70438 in?

70438 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70438?

About 19,349 people live in ZIP code 70438, in 7,969 households, at 55.6 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 70438?

$52,864 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70438?

The closest are 70450 (11.7 mi), 70427 (13.2 mi), 70429 (15.4 mi), 70426 (15.5 mi) and 70467 (16.5 mi).

Is 70438 a PO Box ZIP code?

70438 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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