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70444

ZIP 70444 is Kentwood, 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
8,687
Coordinates
30.8970, -90.4894
☼ Live from 70444 — Kentwood, LA

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Where 70444 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70444
  • 🔢 Type 70444 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhhOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,444 = 2 × 2 × 11 × 1601. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001001100101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70443 (Independence, LA, 19 mi away) and 70445 (Lacombe, LA, 51 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70444 becomes 44407, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04474, 04744, 07444, 40447, 40744, 44047, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04744 in Fort Kent Mills, ME, 1,619 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 58%.
  • 🎯766 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70444 and you would come out at 30.90°S, 89.51°E — 1,376 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 08m.
  • 📏 At 244.6 square miles of land, 70444 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 186 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,687This ZIP8,687
Households3,456This ZIP3,456
Housing units4,463This ZIP4,463
Median age41.9This ZIP41.9Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$52,148This ZIP$52,148Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$177,900This ZIP$177,900Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$749This ZIP$749Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.6%This ZIP18.6%
Mean commute35.5 minThis ZIP35.5 min
Population density35.5 / sq miThis ZIP35.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments136This ZIP136
Employees1,240This ZIP1,240
Annual payroll$47,023,000This ZIP$47,023,000
Tax returns filed3,790This ZIP3,790
Total adjusted gross income$210,264,000This ZIP$210,264,000

Land area

Land area244.61 sq miThis ZIP244.61 sq mi
Water area0.86 sq miThis ZIP0.86 sq mi

Counties 70444 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Tangipahoa Parish 71.3%
St. Helena Parish 27.6%
Washington Parish 1.1%

Other place names in 70444

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ZIP codes near 70444

ZIPCityDistance
70465 Tangipahoa, LA 2.1 mi
70436 Fluker, LA 5.0 mi
70456 Roseland, LA 7.7 mi
39657 Osyka, MS 10.0 mi
70422 Amite, LA 11.1 mi
70450 Mount Hermon, LA 13.9 mi
39652 Magnolia, MS 14.9 mi
39632 Chatawa, MS 15.0 mi
70441 Greensburg, LA 15.6 mi
70442 Husser, LA 16.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70444?

70444 is in Kentwood, Louisiana, in Tangipahoa Parish, part of the Hammond, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.8970, -90.4894.

What county is 70444 in?

70444 spans 3 counties: Tangipahoa Parish, St. Helena Parish and Washington 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 70444?

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

What time zone is 70444 in?

70444 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70444?

About 8,687 people live in ZIP code 70444, in 3,456 households, at 35.5 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 70444?

$52,148 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70444?

The closest are 70465 (2.1 mi), 70436 (5 mi), 70456 (7.7 mi), 39657 (10 mi) and 70422 (11.1 mi).

Is 70444 a PO Box ZIP code?

70444 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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