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70538

ZIP 70538 is Franklin, 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
12,464
Coordinates
29.8071, -91.4875
☼ Live from 70538 — Franklin, LA

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Where 70538 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70538
  • 🔢 Type 70538 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BESOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,538 = 2 × 13 × 2713. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001001110001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70537 (Evangeline, LA, 72 mi away) and 70540 (Garden City, LA, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70538 becomes 83507, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03785, 03857, 03875, 05738, 05837, 05873, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83705 in Boise, ID, 1,657 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
  • 🎯800 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70538 and you would come out at 29.81°S, 88.51°E — 1,331 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 14m.
  • 📏 At 230.7 square miles of land, 70538 is bigger than 92% of ZIP codes — room for about 175 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,464This ZIP12,464
Households4,895This ZIP4,895
Housing units6,296This ZIP6,296
Median age40.8This ZIP40.8Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$52,407This ZIP$52,407Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$117,800This ZIP$117,800Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$733This ZIP$733Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.6%This ZIP13.6%
Mean commute21.4 minThis ZIP21.4 min
Population density54.0 / sq miThis ZIP54.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments214This ZIP214
Employees3,204This ZIP3,204
Annual payroll$178,839,000This ZIP$178,839,000
Tax returns filed4,910This ZIP4,910
Total adjusted gross income$246,622,000This ZIP$246,622,000

Land area

Land area230.68 sq miThis ZIP230.68 sq mi
Water area29.64 sq miThis ZIP29.64 sq mi

Other place names in 70538

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ZIP codes near 70538

ZIPCityDistance
70540 Garden City, LA 3.3 mi
70514 Baldwin, LA 5.0 mi
70522 Centerville, LA 5.1 mi
70523 Charenton, LA 5.2 mi
70544 Jeanerette, LA 12.2 mi
70392 Patterson, LA 12.6 mi
70381 Morgan City, LA 15.7 mi
70342 Berwick, LA 16.9 mi
70552 Loreauville, LA 19.3 mi
70339 Pierre Part, LA 19.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70538?

70538 is in Franklin, Louisiana, in St. Mary Parish, part of the Morgan City, LA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.8071, -91.4875.

What county is 70538 in?

70538 lies in St. Mary Parish.

What area code is 70538?

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

What time zone is 70538 in?

70538 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70538?

About 12,464 people live in ZIP code 70538, in 4,895 households, at 54.0 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 70538?

$52,407 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70538?

The closest are 70540 (3.3 mi), 70514 (5 mi), 70522 (5.1 mi), 70523 (5.2 mi) and 70544 (12.2 mi).

Is 70538 a PO Box ZIP code?

70538 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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