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70501

ZIP 70501 is in Lafayette, Louisiana, in Lafayette Parish; area code 337; Central time. Lafayette has 12 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lafayette
Metro area
Lafayette, LA
Population
26,465
Coordinates
30.2390, -91.9913
☼ Live from 70501 — Lafayette, LA

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Where 70501 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70501
  • 🔢 Type 70501 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOSOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 70501 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001001101100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70471 (Mandeville, LA, 116 mi away) and 70502 (Lafayette, LA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70501 becomes 10507 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bedford Hills, NY, 1,272 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00715, 00751, 01057, 01075, 01507, 01570, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00751 in Salinas, PR, 1,823 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯760 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70501 and you would come out at 30.24°S, 88.01°E — 1,371 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 15.3 square miles of land, 70501 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population26,465This ZIP26,465
Households10,795This ZIP10,795
Housing units12,747This ZIP12,747
Median age36.9This ZIP36.9Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$33,365This ZIP$33,365Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$116,900This ZIP$116,900Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$936This ZIP$936Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.9%This ZIP16.9%
Mean commute20.0 minThis ZIP20.0 min
Population density1,728.6 / sq miThis ZIP1,728.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments783This ZIP783
Employees15,157This ZIP15,157
Annual payroll$695,544,000This ZIP$695,544,000
Tax returns filed11,400This ZIP11,400
Total adjusted gross income$425,324,000This ZIP$425,324,000

Land area

Land area15.31 sq miThis ZIP15.31 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 70501

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ZIP codes near 70501

ZIPCityDistance
70502 Lafayette, LA 2.0 mi
70596 Lafayette, LA 2.0 mi
70504 Lafayette, LA 2.4 mi
70505 Lafayette, LA 3.0 mi
70507 Lafayette, LA 3.5 mi
70509 Lafayette, LA 5.7 mi
70503 Lafayette, LA 6.0 mi
70506 Lafayette, LA 6.1 mi
70508 Lafayette, LA 6.2 mi
70593 Lafayette, LA 6.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70501?

70501 is in Lafayette, Louisiana, in Lafayette Parish, part of the Lafayette, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.2390, -91.9913.

What county is 70501 in?

70501 lies in Lafayette Parish.

What area code is 70501?

Lafayette uses area code 337, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 70501 in?

70501 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70501?

About 26,465 people live in ZIP code 70501, in 10,795 households, at 1,728.6 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 70501?

$33,365 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70501?

The closest are 70502 (2 mi), 70596 (2 mi), 70504 (2.4 mi), 70505 (3 mi) and 70507 (3.5 mi).

Is 70501 a PO Box ZIP code?

70501 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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