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70543

ZIP 70543 is Iota, Louisiana, in Acadia Parish; area code 337; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Acadia
Metro area
Lafayette, LA
Population
4,082
Coordinates
30.3354, -92.5011
☼ Live from 70543 — Iota, LA

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Where 70543 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70543
  • 🔢 Type 70543 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhSOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,543 = 11 × 11 × 11 × 53. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001001110001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70542 (Gueydan, LA, 23 mi away) and 70544 (Jeanerette, LA, 59 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70543 becomes 34507, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 58 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03457, 03574, 03745, 03754, 04357, 04537, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04735 in Bridgewater, ME, 1,716 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯740 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70543 and you would come out at 30.34°S, 87.50°E — 1,391 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 11m.
  • 📏 At 71.3 square miles of land, 70543 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 54 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,082This ZIP4,082
Households1,470This ZIP1,470
Housing units1,640This ZIP1,640
Median age37.7This ZIP37.7Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$62,083This ZIP$62,083Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$168,000This ZIP$168,000Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$577This ZIP$577Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.4%This ZIP12.4%
Mean commute41.1 minThis ZIP41.1 min
Population density57.2 / sq miThis ZIP57.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments52This ZIP52
Employees239This ZIP239
Annual payroll$8,666,000This ZIP$8,666,000
Tax returns filed1,510This ZIP1,510
Total adjusted gross income$94,866,000This ZIP$94,866,000

Land area

Land area71.34 sq miThis ZIP71.34 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 70543

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ZIP codes near 70543

ZIPCityDistance
70537 Evangeline, LA 7.1 mi
70531 Egan, LA 7.2 mi
70515 Basile, LA 9.3 mi
70535 Eunice, LA 10.6 mi
70556 Mermentau, LA 11.2 mi
70526 Crowley, LA 11.3 mi
70546 Jennings, LA 11.3 mi
70516 Branch, LA 12.0 mi
70534 Estherwood, LA 12.0 mi
70559 Morse, LA 13.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70543?

70543 is in Iota, Louisiana, in Acadia Parish, part of the Lafayette, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.3354, -92.5011.

What county is 70543 in?

70543 lies in Acadia Parish.

What area code is 70543?

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

What time zone is 70543 in?

70543 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70543?

About 4,082 people live in ZIP code 70543, in 1,470 households, at 57.2 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 70543?

$62,083 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70543?

The closest are 70537 (7.1 mi), 70531 (7.2 mi), 70515 (9.3 mi), 70535 (10.6 mi) and 70556 (11.2 mi).

Is 70543 a PO Box ZIP code?

70543 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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