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70542

ZIP 70542 is Gueydan, Louisiana, mostly in Vermilion Parish; area code 337; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Vermilion +1 more
Metro area
Lafayette, LA
Population
3,186
Coordinates
30.0097, -92.5848
☼ Live from 70542 — Gueydan, LA

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Where 70542 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70542
  • 🔢 Type 70542 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhSOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,542 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3919. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001001110001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70541 (Grand Coteau, LA, 43 mi away) and 70543 (Iota, LA, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70542 becomes 24507, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 58 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02457, 02475, 02574, 02745, 04257, 04275, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04572 in Waldoboro, ME, 1,599 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯758 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70542 and you would come out at 30.01°S, 87.42°E — 1,373 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 13m.
  • 📏 At 190.9 square miles of land, 70542 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 145 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,186This ZIP3,186
Households1,091This ZIP1,091
Housing units1,457This ZIP1,457
Median age46.8This ZIP46.8Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$41,971This ZIP$41,971Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$93,500This ZIP$93,500Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$772This ZIP$772Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.0%This ZIP11.0%
Mean commute34.8 minThis ZIP34.8 min
Population density16.7 / sq miThis ZIP16.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments40This ZIP40
Employees169This ZIP169
Annual payroll$5,887,000This ZIP$5,887,000
Tax returns filed1,210This ZIP1,210
Total adjusted gross income$75,284,000This ZIP$75,284,000

Land area

Land area190.88 sq miThis ZIP190.88 sq mi
Water area8.08 sq miThis ZIP8.08 sq mi

Counties 70542 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Vermilion Parish 70.0%
Cameron Parish 30.0%

Other place names in 70542

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ZIP codes near 70542

ZIPCityDistance
70559 Morse, LA 10.1 mi
70556 Mermentau, LA 12.5 mi
70534 Estherwood, LA 13.3 mi
70549 Lake Arthur, LA 15.1 mi
70531 Egan, LA 16.1 mi
70537 Evangeline, LA 16.7 mi
70548 Kaplan, LA 18.1 mi
70546 Jennings, LA 18.5 mi
70526 Crowley, LA 18.5 mi
70581 Roanoke, LA 19.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70542?

70542 is in Gueydan, Louisiana, in Vermilion Parish, part of the Lafayette, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.0097, -92.5848.

What county is 70542 in?

70542 spans 2 counties: Vermilion Parish and Cameron Parish. Most of it falls in Vermilion 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 70542?

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

What time zone is 70542 in?

70542 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70542?

About 3,186 people live in ZIP code 70542, in 1,091 households, at 16.7 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 70542?

$41,971 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70542?

The closest are 70559 (10.1 mi), 70556 (12.5 mi), 70534 (13.3 mi), 70549 (15.1 mi) and 70531 (16.1 mi).

Is 70542 a PO Box ZIP code?

70542 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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