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70548

ZIP 70548 is Kaplan, Louisiana, in Vermilion Parish; area code 337; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Vermilion
Metro area
Lafayette, LA
Population
8,780
Coordinates
29.7905, -92.4205
☼ Live from 70548 — Kaplan, LA

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Where 70548 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70548
  • 🔢 Type 70548 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhSOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,548 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 5879. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001001110010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70546 (Jennings, LA, 36 mi away) and 70549 (Lake Arthur, LA, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70548 becomes 84507, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04578, 04758, 04785, 05478, 05487, 05748, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04785 in Van Buren, ME, 1,768 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯776 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70548 and you would come out at 29.79°S, 87.58°E — 1,355 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 512.0 square miles of land, 70548 is bigger than 98% of ZIP codes — room for about 389 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,780This ZIP8,780
Households3,423This ZIP3,423
Housing units4,513This ZIP4,513
Median age37.0This ZIP37.0Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$51,875This ZIP$51,875Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$121,600This ZIP$121,600Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$804This ZIP$804Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.5%This ZIP9.5%
Mean commute33.5 minThis ZIP33.5 min
Population density17.1 / sq miThis ZIP17.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments128This ZIP128
Employees1,143This ZIP1,143
Annual payroll$52,365,000This ZIP$52,365,000
Tax returns filed4,110This ZIP4,110
Total adjusted gross income$237,923,000This ZIP$237,923,000

Land area

Land area512.01 sq miThis ZIP512.01 sq mi
Water area113.78 sq miThis ZIP113.78 sq mi

Other place names in 70548

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ZIP codes near 70548

ZIPCityDistance
70510 Abbeville, LA 15.4 mi
70542 Gueydan, LA 18.1 mi
70575 Perry, LA 19.2 mi
70511 Abbeville, LA 21.4 mi
70643 Grand Chenier, LA 21.8 mi
70533 Erath, LA 24.6 mi
70559 Morse, LA 24.7 mi
70534 Estherwood, LA 26.0 mi
70555 Maurice, LA 26.4 mi
70632 Creole, LA 28.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70548?

70548 is in Kaplan, Louisiana, in Vermilion Parish, part of the Lafayette, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.7905, -92.4205.

What county is 70548 in?

70548 lies in Vermilion Parish.

What area code is 70548?

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

What time zone is 70548 in?

70548 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70548?

About 8,780 people live in ZIP code 70548, in 3,423 households, at 17.1 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 70548?

$51,875 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70548?

The closest are 70510 (15.4 mi), 70542 (18.1 mi), 70575 (19.2 mi), 70511 (21.4 mi) and 70643 (21.8 mi).

Is 70548 a PO Box ZIP code?

70548 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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