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70461

ZIP 70461 is in Slidell, Louisiana, in St. Tammany Parish; area code 985; Central time. Slidell has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 70458, 70459, 70460 and 70469.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
St. Tammany
Population
34,808
Coordinates
30.2340, -89.7096
☼ Live from 70461 — Slidell, LA

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Where 70461 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70461
  • 🔢 Type 70461 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IghOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,461 = 3 × 3 × 7829. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001001100111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70460 (Slidell, LA, 9 mi away) and 70462 (Springfield, LA, 53 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70461 becomes 16407 — and that is a real ZIP code: Corry, PA, 981 miles away.
  • 👥 72 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01467, 01746, 04617, 04671, 04761, 06147, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04761 in New Limerick, ME, 1,602 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯830 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70461 and you would come out at 30.23°S, 90.29°E — 1,317 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 12m.
  • 📏 At 53.5 square miles of land, 70461 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 41 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population34,808This ZIP34,808
Households12,456This ZIP12,456
Housing units13,350This ZIP13,350
Median age38.0This ZIP38.0Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$89,003This ZIP$89,003Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$273,500This ZIP$273,500Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,247This ZIP$1,247Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.0%This ZIP31.0%
Mean commute32.0 minThis ZIP32.0 min
Population density650.3 / sq miThis ZIP650.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments529This ZIP529
Employees6,287This ZIP6,287
Annual payroll$306,062,000This ZIP$306,062,000
Tax returns filed14,580This ZIP14,580
Total adjusted gross income$1,186,591,000This ZIP$1,186,591,000

Land area

Land area53.52 sq miThis ZIP53.52 sq mi
Water area8.32 sq miThis ZIP8.32 sq mi

Other place names in 70461

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ZIP codes near 70461

ZIPCityDistance
70469 Slidell, LA 5.1 mi
70458 Slidell, LA 5.4 mi
39572 Pearlington, MS 6.4 mi
70460 Slidell, LA 8.8 mi
39529 Stennis Space Center, MS 11.9 mi
70129 New Orleans, LA 12.3 mi
70452 Pearl River, LA 12.9 mi
39520 Bay Saint Louis, MS 13.9 mi
70445 Lacombe, LA 14.5 mi
39558 Lakeshore, MS 14.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70461?

70461 is in Slidell, Louisiana, in St. Tammany Parish, part of the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.2340, -89.7096.

What county is 70461 in?

70461 lies in St. Tammany Parish.

What area code is 70461?

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

What time zone is 70461 in?

70461 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70461?

About 34,808 people live in ZIP code 70461, in 12,456 households, at 650.3 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 70461?

$89,003 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70461?

The closest are 70469 (5.1 mi), 70458 (5.4 mi), 39572 (6.4 mi), 70460 (8.8 mi) and 39529 (11.9 mi).

Is 70461 a PO Box ZIP code?

70461 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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