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70443

ZIP 70443 is Independence, Louisiana, mostly in Tangipahoa Parish; area code 985; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Tangipahoa +2 more
Metro area
Hammond, LA
Population
9,006
Coordinates
30.6306, -90.5429
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Where 70443 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70443
  • 🔢 Type 70443 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhhOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,443 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 2609. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001001100101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70442 (Husser, LA, 13 mi away) and 70444 (Kentwood, LA, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70443 becomes 34407, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03447, 04347, 04473, 04734, 04743, 30447, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04734 in Blaine, ME, 1,630 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 58%.
  • 🎯780 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70443 and you would come out at 30.63°S, 89.46°E — 1,360 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 10m.
  • 📏 At 76.2 square miles of land, 70443 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 58 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,006This ZIP9,006
Households2,905This ZIP2,905
Housing units3,547This ZIP3,547
Median age35.0This ZIP35.0Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$57,464This ZIP$57,464Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$163,900This ZIP$163,900Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$971This ZIP$971Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.8%This ZIP14.8%
Mean commute34.0 minThis ZIP34.0 min
Population density118.1 / sq miThis ZIP118.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments101This ZIP101
Employees1,012This ZIP1,012
Annual payroll$47,572,000This ZIP$47,572,000
Tax returns filed4,270This ZIP4,270
Total adjusted gross income$214,600,000This ZIP$214,600,000

Land area

Land area76.23 sq miThis ZIP76.23 sq mi
Water area0.43 sq miThis ZIP0.43 sq mi

Counties 70443 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Tangipahoa Parish 57.1%
Livingston Parish 33.1%
St. Helena Parish 9.8%

Other place names in 70443

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ZIP codes near 70443

ZIPCityDistance
70466 Tickfaw, LA 5.0 mi
70451 Natalbany, LA 6.7 mi
70422 Amite, LA 7.9 mi
70711 Albany, LA 7.9 mi
70401 Hammond, LA 8.5 mi
70744 Holden, LA 8.9 mi
70402 Hammond, LA 9.0 mi
70404 Hammond, LA 9.9 mi
70403 Hammond, LA 10.5 mi
70446 Loranger, LA 11.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70443?

70443 is in Independence, Louisiana, in Tangipahoa Parish, part of the Hammond, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.6306, -90.5429.

What county is 70443 in?

70443 spans 3 counties: Tangipahoa Parish, Livingston Parish and St. Helena Parish. Most of it falls in Tangipahoa 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 70443?

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

What time zone is 70443 in?

70443 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70443?

About 9,006 people live in ZIP code 70443, in 2,905 households, at 118.1 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 70443?

$57,464 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70443?

The closest are 70466 (5 mi), 70451 (6.7 mi), 70422 (7.9 mi), 70711 (7.9 mi) and 70401 (8.5 mi).

Is 70443 a PO Box ZIP code?

70443 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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