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70529

ZIP 70529 is Duson, 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
12,949
Coordinates
30.2023, -92.1616
☼ Live from 70529 — Duson, LA

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Where 70529 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 70529
  • 🔢 Type 70529 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZSOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 70529 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001001110000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70528 (Delcambre, LA, 25 mi away) and 70531 (Egan, LA, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70529 becomes 92507 — and that is a real ZIP code: Riverside, CA, 1,491 miles away.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09725, 20579, 20597, 20759, 25079, 25709, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09725 in APO AE, a military post office, 3,749 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯757 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70529 and you would come out at 30.20°S, 87.84°E — 1,373 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 36.4 square miles of land, 70529 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,949This ZIP12,949
Households5,661This ZIP5,661
Housing units6,340This ZIP6,340
Median age39.6This ZIP39.6Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$51,632This ZIP$51,632Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$199,800This ZIP$199,800Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$849This ZIP$849Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.6%This ZIP20.6%
Mean commute26.7 minThis ZIP26.7 min
Population density355.8 / sq miThis ZIP355.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments168This ZIP168
Employees1,520This ZIP1,520
Annual payroll$69,936,000This ZIP$69,936,000
Tax returns filed5,160This ZIP5,160
Total adjusted gross income$285,798,000This ZIP$285,798,000

Land area

Land area36.39 sq miThis ZIP36.39 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Counties 70529 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Lafayette Parish 97.1%
Acadia Parish 2.1%
Vermilion Parish 0.8%

Other place names in 70529

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

ZIP codes near 70529

ZIPCityDistance
70593 Lafayette, LA 4.0 mi
70598 Lafayette, LA 4.0 mi
70583 Scott, LA 4.7 mi
70506 Lafayette, LA 4.8 mi
70578 Rayne, LA 6.4 mi
70503 Lafayette, LA 6.7 mi
70555 Maurice, LA 8.0 mi
70505 Lafayette, LA 8.5 mi
70527 Crowley, LA 8.6 mi
70504 Lafayette, LA 8.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70529?

70529 is in Duson, Louisiana, in Lafayette Parish, part of the Lafayette, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.2023, -92.1616.

What county is 70529 in?

70529 spans 3 counties: Lafayette Parish, Acadia Parish and Vermilion 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 70529?

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

What time zone is 70529 in?

70529 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70529?

About 12,949 people live in ZIP code 70529, in 5,661 households, at 355.8 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 70529?

$51,632 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70529?

The closest are 70593 (4 mi), 70598 (4 mi), 70583 (4.7 mi), 70506 (4.8 mi) and 70578 (6.4 mi).

Is 70529 a PO Box ZIP code?

70529 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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