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70518

ZIP 70518 is Broussard, Louisiana, mostly in Lafayette Parish; area code 337; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lafayette +2 more
Metro area
Lafayette, LA
Population
17,263
Coordinates
30.1347, -91.9273
☼ Live from 70518 — Broussard, LA

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Where 70518 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70518
  • 🔢 Type 70518 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BISOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,518 = 2 × 3 × 7 × 23 × 73. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001001101110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70517 (Breaux Bridge, LA, 14 mi away) and 70519 (Cade, LA, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70518 becomes 81507 — and that is a real ZIP code: Grand Junction, CO, 1,129 miles away.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05871, 07851, 08751, 10578, 10587, 15078, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05871 in West Burke, VT, 1,480 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯768 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70518 and you would come out at 30.13°S, 88.07°E — 1,363 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 41.7 square miles of land, 70518 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,263This ZIP17,263
Households6,419This ZIP6,419
Housing units7,010This ZIP7,010
Median age34.9This ZIP34.9Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$106,710This ZIP$106,710Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$297,900This ZIP$297,900Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$992This ZIP$992Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.2%This ZIP34.2%
Mean commute20.2 minThis ZIP20.2 min
Population density413.7 / sq miThis ZIP413.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments926This ZIP926
Employees16,340This ZIP16,340
Annual payroll$1,168,193,000This ZIP$1,168,193,000
Tax returns filed7,820This ZIP7,820
Total adjusted gross income$763,180,000This ZIP$763,180,000

Land area

Land area41.73 sq miThis ZIP41.73 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Counties 70518 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lafayette Parish 51.3%
St. Martin Parish 45.5%
Iberia Parish 3.2%

Other place names in 70518

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 70518

ZIPCityDistance
70519 Cade, LA 3.9 mi
70509 Lafayette, LA 4.6 mi
70508 Lafayette, LA 6.2 mi
70592 Youngsville, LA 6.7 mi
70505 Lafayette, LA 7.2 mi
70504 Lafayette, LA 7.7 mi
70503 Lafayette, LA 8.0 mi
70501 Lafayette, LA 8.2 mi
70502 Lafayette, LA 8.3 mi
70596 Lafayette, LA 8.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70518?

70518 is in Broussard, Louisiana, in Lafayette Parish, part of the Lafayette, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.1347, -91.9273.

What county is 70518 in?

70518 spans 3 counties: Lafayette Parish, St. Martin Parish and Iberia Parish. Most of it falls in Lafayette Parish, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 70518?

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

What time zone is 70518 in?

70518 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70518?

About 17,263 people live in ZIP code 70518, in 6,419 households, at 413.7 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 70518?

$106,710 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70518?

The closest are 70519 (3.9 mi), 70509 (4.6 mi), 70508 (6.2 mi), 70592 (6.7 mi) and 70505 (7.2 mi).

Is 70518 a PO Box ZIP code?

70518 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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