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70516

ZIP 70516 is Branch, Louisiana, in Acadia Parish; area code 337; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Acadia
Metro area
Lafayette, LA
Population
1,267
Coordinates
30.3709, -92.3036
☼ Live from 70516 — Branch, LA

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Where 70516 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70516
  • 🔢 Type 70516 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gISOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,516 = 2 × 2 × 17 × 17 × 61. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001001101110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70515 (Basile, LA, 17 mi away) and 70517 (Breaux Bridge, LA, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70516 becomes 61507, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 61 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01756, 05671, 05761, 06517, 06751, 10567, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05671 in Waterbury, VT, 1,437 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯743 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70516 and you would come out at 30.37°S, 87.70°E — 1,387 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 11m.
  • 📏 At 38.5 square miles of land, 70516 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,267This ZIP1,267
Households423This ZIP423
Housing units445This ZIP445
Median age34.2This ZIP34.2Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$53,750This ZIP$53,750Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$163,100This ZIP$163,100Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$994This ZIP$994Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher2.7%This ZIP2.7%
Mean commute33.6 minThis ZIP33.6 min
Population density32.9 / sq miThis ZIP32.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments20This ZIP20
Employees155This ZIP155
Annual payroll$6,493,000This ZIP$6,493,000
Tax returns filed700This ZIP700
Total adjusted gross income$40,461,000This ZIP$40,461,000

Land area

Land area38.52 sq miThis ZIP38.52 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 70516

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ZIP codes near 70516

ZIPCityDistance
70525 Church Point, LA 5.7 mi
70535 Eunice, LA 9.8 mi
70527 Crowley, LA 9.8 mi
70578 Rayne, LA 10.0 mi
70584 Sunset, LA 11.4 mi
70526 Crowley, LA 12.0 mi
70543 Iota, LA 12.0 mi
70550 Lawtell, LA 12.1 mi
70524 Chataignier, LA 12.9 mi
70583 Scott, LA 13.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70516?

70516 is in Branch, Louisiana, in Acadia Parish, part of the Lafayette, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.3709, -92.3036.

What county is 70516 in?

70516 lies in Acadia Parish.

What area code is 70516?

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

What time zone is 70516 in?

70516 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70516?

About 1,267 people live in ZIP code 70516, in 423 households, at 32.9 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 70516?

$53,750 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70516?

The closest are 70525 (5.7 mi), 70535 (9.8 mi), 70527 (9.8 mi), 70578 (10 mi) and 70584 (11.4 mi).

Is 70516 a PO Box ZIP code?

70516 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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