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70531

ZIP 70531 is Egan, Louisiana, in Acadia Parish; area code 337; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Acadia
Metro area
Lafayette, LA
Population
1,477
Coordinates
30.2312, -92.5007
☼ Live from 70531 — Egan, LA

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Where 70531 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70531
  • 🔢 Type 70531 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IESOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,531 = 251 × 281. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001001110000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70529 (Duson, LA, 20 mi away) and 70532 (Elton, LA, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70531 becomes 13507, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01375, 01537, 03751, 05731, 07513, 10537, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03751 in Georges Mills, NH, 1,445 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯746 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70531 and you would come out at 30.23°S, 87.50°E — 1,384 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 33.4 square miles of land, 70531 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,477This ZIP1,477
Households647This ZIP647
Housing units740This ZIP740
Median age36.6This ZIP36.6Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median home value$219,100This ZIP$219,100Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$879This ZIP$879Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher5.0%This ZIP5.0%
Mean commute23.8 minThis ZIP23.8 min
Population density44.2 / sq miThis ZIP44.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees88This ZIP88
Annual payroll$2,393,000This ZIP$2,393,000
Tax returns filed620This ZIP620
Total adjusted gross income$37,921,000This ZIP$37,921,000

Land area

Land area33.43 sq miThis ZIP33.43 sq mi
Water area0.50 sq miThis ZIP0.50 sq mi

Other place names in 70531

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ZIP codes near 70531

ZIPCityDistance
70537 Evangeline, LA 4.4 mi
70534 Estherwood, LA 5.3 mi
70556 Mermentau, LA 5.7 mi
70559 Morse, LA 6.4 mi
70543 Iota, LA 7.2 mi
70526 Crowley, LA 7.4 mi
70546 Jennings, LA 10.6 mi
70527 Crowley, LA 11.9 mi
70578 Rayne, LA 14.2 mi
70581 Roanoke, LA 14.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70531?

70531 is in Egan, Louisiana, in Acadia Parish, part of the Lafayette, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.2312, -92.5007.

What county is 70531 in?

70531 lies in Acadia Parish.

What area code is 70531?

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

What time zone is 70531 in?

70531 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70531?

About 1,477 people live in ZIP code 70531, in 647 households, at 44.2 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 70531?

The closest are 70537 (4.4 mi), 70534 (5.3 mi), 70556 (5.7 mi), 70559 (6.4 mi) and 70543 (7.2 mi).

Is 70531 a PO Box ZIP code?

70531 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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