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70532

ZIP 70532 is Elton, Louisiana, mostly in Jefferson Davis Parish; area code 337; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jefferson Davis +1 more
Metro area
Lake Charles, LA
Population
2,434
Coordinates
30.4709, -92.6971
☼ Live from 70532 — Elton, LA

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Where 70532 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70532
  • 🔢 Type 70532 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZESOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,532 = 2 × 2 × 7 × 11 × 229. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001001110000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70531 (Egan, LA, 20 mi away) and 70533 (Erath, LA, 56 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70532 becomes 23507 — and that is a real ZIP code: Norfolk, VA, 1,039 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, 1,461 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯727 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70532 and you would come out at 30.47°S, 87.30°E — 1,404 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 10m.
  • 📏 At 95.4 square miles of land, 70532 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 72 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,434This ZIP2,434
Households1,049This ZIP1,049
Housing units1,247This ZIP1,247
Median age39.5This ZIP39.5Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$44,095This ZIP$44,095Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$99,700This ZIP$99,700Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$636This ZIP$636Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.2%This ZIP9.2%
Mean commute21.1 minThis ZIP21.1 min
Population density25.5 / sq miThis ZIP25.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments25This ZIP25
Employees167This ZIP167
Annual payroll$4,983,000This ZIP$4,983,000
Tax returns filed1,110This ZIP1,110
Total adjusted gross income$52,955,000This ZIP$52,955,000

Land area

Land area95.35 sq miThis ZIP95.35 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Counties 70532 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Jefferson Davis Parish 63.9%
Allen Parish 36.0%

Other place names in 70532

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ZIP codes near 70532

ZIPCityDistance
70515 Basile, LA 7.2 mi
70655 Oberlin, LA 10.7 mi
70648 Kinder, LA 11.7 mi
70546 Jennings, LA 14.2 mi
70581 Roanoke, LA 14.9 mi
70640 Fenton, LA 15.0 mi
70543 Iota, LA 15.0 mi
70554 Mamou, LA 16.4 mi
70535 Eunice, LA 16.5 mi
70591 Welsh, LA 16.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70532?

70532 is in Elton, Louisiana, in Jefferson Davis Parish, part of the Lake Charles, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.4709, -92.6971.

What county is 70532 in?

70532 spans 2 counties: Jefferson Davis Parish and Allen Parish. Most of it falls in Jefferson Davis 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 70532?

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

What time zone is 70532 in?

70532 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70532?

About 2,434 people live in ZIP code 70532, in 1,049 households, at 25.5 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 70532?

$44,095 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70532?

The closest are 70515 (7.2 mi), 70655 (10.7 mi), 70648 (11.7 mi), 70546 (14.2 mi) and 70581 (14.9 mi).

Is 70532 a PO Box ZIP code?

70532 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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