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70508

ZIP 70508 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
40,592
Coordinates
30.1552, -92.0282
☼ Live from 70508 — Lafayette, LA

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Where 70508 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70508
  • 🔢 Type 70508 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOSOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,508 = 2 × 2 × 17627. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001001101101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70507 (Lafayette, LA, 9 mi away) and 70509 (Lafayette, LA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70508 becomes 80507, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00785, 07058, 07508, 07850, 08057, 08075, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00785 in Guayama, PR, 1,832 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯764 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70508 and you would come out at 30.16°S, 87.97°E — 1,367 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 24.3 square miles of land, 70508 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population40,592This ZIP40,592
Households17,365This ZIP17,365
Housing units19,138This ZIP19,138
Median age37.5This ZIP37.5Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$86,005This ZIP$86,005Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$305,300This ZIP$305,300Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,239This ZIP$1,239Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher48.3%This ZIP48.3%
Mean commute23.4 minThis ZIP23.4 min
Population density1,670.2 / sq miThis ZIP1,670.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments2,343This ZIP2,343
Employees36,827This ZIP36,827
Annual payroll$2,315,923,000This ZIP$2,315,923,000
Tax returns filed19,070This ZIP19,070
Total adjusted gross income$2,281,798,000This ZIP$2,281,798,000

Land area

Land area24.30 sq miThis ZIP24.30 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

Other place names in 70508

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ZIP codes near 70508

ZIPCityDistance
70509 Lafayette, LA 1.7 mi
70503 Lafayette, LA 1.9 mi
70505 Lafayette, LA 3.3 mi
70504 Lafayette, LA 4.1 mi
70506 Lafayette, LA 4.2 mi
70558 Milton, LA 4.7 mi
70502 Lafayette, LA 4.8 mi
70596 Lafayette, LA 4.8 mi
70593 Lafayette, LA 5.4 mi
70598 Lafayette, LA 5.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70508?

70508 is in Lafayette, Louisiana, in Lafayette Parish, part of the Lafayette, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.1552, -92.0282.

What county is 70508 in?

70508 lies in Lafayette Parish.

What area code is 70508?

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

What time zone is 70508 in?

70508 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70508?

About 40,592 people live in ZIP code 70508, in 17,365 households, at 1,670.2 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 70508?

$86,005 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70508?

The closest are 70509 (1.7 mi), 70503 (1.9 mi), 70505 (3.3 mi), 70504 (4.1 mi) and 70506 (4.2 mi).

Is 70508 a PO Box ZIP code?

70508 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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