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70506

ZIP 70506 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
42,318
Coordinates
30.1958, -92.0808
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Where 70506 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70506
  • 🔢 Type 70506 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOSOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,506 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3917. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001001101101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70505 (Lafayette, LA, 4 mi away) and 70507 (Lafayette, LA, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70506 becomes 60507 — and that is a real ZIP code: Aurora, IL, 826 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00765, 05067, 05076, 05670, 05760, 06057, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00765 in Vieques, PR, 1,869 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 93% 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 70506 and you would come out at 30.20°S, 87.92°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 20.8 square miles of land, 70506 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population42,318This ZIP42,318
Households18,738This ZIP18,738
Housing units20,374This ZIP20,374
Median age34.0This ZIP34.0Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$57,379This ZIP$57,379Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$218,000This ZIP$218,000Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,042This ZIP$1,042Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.3%This ZIP36.3%
Mean commute19.2 minThis ZIP19.2 min
Population density2,038.1 / sq miThis ZIP2,038.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,224This ZIP1,224
Employees17,951This ZIP17,951
Annual payroll$974,280,000This ZIP$974,280,000
Tax returns filed18,420This ZIP18,420
Total adjusted gross income$1,034,374,000This ZIP$1,034,374,000

Land area

Land area20.76 sq miThis ZIP20.76 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 70506

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ZIP codes near 70506

ZIPCityDistance
70593 Lafayette, LA 1.2 mi
70598 Lafayette, LA 1.2 mi
70503 Lafayette, LA 2.3 mi
70505 Lafayette, LA 3.7 mi
70504 Lafayette, LA 3.9 mi
70502 Lafayette, LA 4.1 mi
70596 Lafayette, LA 4.1 mi
70508 Lafayette, LA 4.2 mi
70529 Duson, LA 4.8 mi
70583 Scott, LA 5.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70506?

70506 is in Lafayette, Louisiana, in Lafayette Parish, part of the Lafayette, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.1958, -92.0808.

What county is 70506 in?

70506 lies in Lafayette Parish.

What area code is 70506?

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

What time zone is 70506 in?

70506 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70506?

About 42,318 people live in ZIP code 70506, in 18,738 households, at 2,038.1 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 70506?

$57,379 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70506?

The closest are 70593 (1.2 mi), 70598 (1.2 mi), 70503 (2.3 mi), 70505 (3.7 mi) and 70504 (3.9 mi).

Is 70506 a PO Box ZIP code?

70506 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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