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70541

ZIP 70541 is Grand Coteau, Louisiana, in St. Landry Parish; area code 337; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
St. Landry
Metro area
Opelousas, LA
Population
858
Coordinates
30.4206, -92.0426
☼ Live from 70541 — Grand Coteau, LA

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Where 70541 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70541
  • 🔢 Type 70541 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhSOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,541 = 23 × 3067. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001001110001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70540 (Garden City, LA, 57 mi away) and 70542 (Gueydan, LA, 43 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70541 becomes 14507 — and that is a real ZIP code: Middlesex, NY, 1,176 miles away.
  • 👥 64 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01475, 01745, 01754, 04571, 04751, 05471, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04751 in Limestone, ME, 1,714 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯747 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70541 and you would come out at 30.42°S, 87.96°E — 1,383 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 11m.
  • 📏 At 2.1 square miles of land, 70541 is bigger than 12% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population858This ZIP858
Households441This ZIP441
Housing units509This ZIP509
Median age56.4This ZIP56.4Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$48,264This ZIP$48,264Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$88,400This ZIP$88,400Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$683This ZIP$683Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.1%This ZIP19.1%
Mean commute24.4 minThis ZIP24.4 min
Population density417.7 / sq miThis ZIP417.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments38This ZIP38
Employees624This ZIP624
Annual payroll$18,498,000This ZIP$18,498,000

Land area

Land area2.05 sq miThis ZIP2.05 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 70541

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ZIP codes near 70541

ZIPCityDistance
70551 Leonville, LA 4.5 mi
70584 Sunset, LA 4.8 mi
70520 Carencro, LA 6.3 mi
70512 Arnaudville, LA 7.3 mi
70571 Opelousas, LA 8.1 mi
70570 Opelousas, LA 8.6 mi
70507 Lafayette, LA 9.9 mi
70525 Church Point, LA 10.4 mi
70550 Lawtell, LA 10.9 mi
70577 Port Barre, LA 11.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70541?

70541 is in Grand Coteau, Louisiana, in St. Landry Parish, part of the Opelousas, LA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.4206, -92.0426.

What county is 70541 in?

70541 lies in St. Landry Parish.

What area code is 70541?

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

What time zone is 70541 in?

70541 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70541?

About 858 people live in ZIP code 70541, in 441 households, at 417.7 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 70541?

$48,264 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70541?

The closest are 70551 (4.5 mi), 70584 (4.8 mi), 70520 (6.3 mi), 70512 (7.3 mi) and 70571 (8.1 mi).

Is 70541 a PO Box ZIP code?

70541 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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