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70523

ZIP 70523 is Charenton, Louisiana, in St. Mary Parish; area code 337; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
St. Mary
Metro area
Morgan City, LA
Population
476
Coordinates
29.8721, -91.5305
☼ Live from 70523 — Charenton, LA

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Where 70523 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70523
  • 🔢 Type 70523 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EZSOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,523 = 109 × 647. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001001101111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70522 (Centerville, LA, 10 mi away) and 70524 (Chataignier, LA, 67 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70523 becomes 32507 — and that is a real ZIP code: Pensacola, FL, 250 miles away.
  • 👥 65 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02357, 02375, 02537, 03257, 03275, 03752, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03275 in Suncook, NH, 1,439 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
  • 🎯795 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70523 and you would come out at 29.87°S, 88.47°E — 1,336 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 13m.
  • 📏 At 1.4 square miles of land, 70523 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population476This ZIP476
Households197This ZIP197
Housing units264This ZIP264
Median age25.9This ZIP25.9Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$63,408This ZIP$63,408Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$120,300This ZIP$120,300Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,108This ZIP$1,108Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.6%This ZIP8.6%
Mean commute22.6 minThis ZIP22.6 min
Population density344.7 / sq miThis ZIP344.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees391This ZIP391
Annual payroll$15,243,000This ZIP$15,243,000

Land area

Land area1.38 sq miThis ZIP1.38 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Other place names in 70523

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ZIP codes near 70523

ZIPCityDistance
70514 Baldwin, LA 2.5 mi
70538 Franklin, LA 5.2 mi
70544 Jeanerette, LA 7.9 mi
70540 Garden City, LA 8.4 mi
70522 Centerville, LA 10.3 mi
70552 Loreauville, LA 14.1 mi
70569 Lydia, LA 15.5 mi
70563 New Iberia, LA 16.2 mi
70392 Patterson, LA 17.4 mi
70562 New Iberia, LA 19.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70523?

70523 is in Charenton, Louisiana, in St. Mary Parish, part of the Morgan City, LA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.8721, -91.5305.

What county is 70523 in?

70523 lies in St. Mary Parish.

What area code is 70523?

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

What time zone is 70523 in?

70523 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70523?

About 476 people live in ZIP code 70523, in 197 households, at 344.7 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 70523?

$63,408 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70523?

The closest are 70514 (2.5 mi), 70538 (5.2 mi), 70544 (7.9 mi), 70540 (8.4 mi) and 70522 (10.3 mi).

Is 70523 a PO Box ZIP code?

70523 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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