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70503

ZIP 70503 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
28,643
Coordinates
30.1710, -92.0548
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Where 70503 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70503
  • 🔢 Type 70503 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOSOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,503 = 3 × 71 × 331. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001001101100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70502 (Lafayette, LA, 4 mi away) and 70504 (Lafayette, LA, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70503 becomes 30507 — and that is a real ZIP code: Gainesville, GA, 561 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00735, 03057, 03570, 03750, 05037, 05073, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00735 in Ceiba, PR, 1,849 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯762 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70503 and you would come out at 30.17°S, 87.95°E — 1,368 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 12m.
  • 📏 At 11.3 square miles of land, 70503 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population28,643This ZIP28,643
Households11,971This ZIP11,971
Housing units13,222This ZIP13,222
Median age38.4This ZIP38.4Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$94,688This ZIP$94,688Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$341,300This ZIP$341,300Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,150This ZIP$1,150Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher56.5%This ZIP56.5%
Mean commute18.9 minThis ZIP18.9 min
Population density2,529.4 / sq miThis ZIP2,529.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,659This ZIP1,659
Employees22,175This ZIP22,175
Annual payroll$1,181,859,000This ZIP$1,181,859,000
Tax returns filed12,610This ZIP12,610
Total adjusted gross income$1,543,830,000This ZIP$1,543,830,000

Land area

Land area11.32 sq miThis ZIP11.32 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Other place names in 70503

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ZIP codes near 70503

ZIPCityDistance
70508 Lafayette, LA 1.9 mi
70506 Lafayette, LA 2.3 mi
70505 Lafayette, LA 3.0 mi
70509 Lafayette, LA 3.4 mi
70593 Lafayette, LA 3.5 mi
70598 Lafayette, LA 3.5 mi
70504 Lafayette, LA 3.7 mi
70502 Lafayette, LA 4.2 mi
70596 Lafayette, LA 4.2 mi
70558 Milton, LA 5.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70503?

70503 is in Lafayette, Louisiana, in Lafayette Parish, part of the Lafayette, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.1710, -92.0548.

What county is 70503 in?

70503 lies in Lafayette Parish.

What area code is 70503?

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

What time zone is 70503 in?

70503 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70503?

About 28,643 people live in ZIP code 70503, in 11,971 households, at 2,529.4 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 70503?

$94,688 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70503?

The closest are 70508 (1.9 mi), 70506 (2.3 mi), 70505 (3 mi), 70509 (3.4 mi) and 70593 (3.5 mi).

Is 70503 a PO Box ZIP code?

70503 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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