70550
ZIP 70550 is Lawtell, Louisiana, in St. Landry Parish; area code 337; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- St. Landry
- Metro area
- Opelousas, LA
- Population
- 34
- Coordinates
- 30.5157, -92.1897
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Where 70550 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 70550 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OSSOL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 70,550 = 2 × 5 × 5 × 17 × 83. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10001001110010110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70549 (Lake Arthur, LA, 50 mi away) and 70551 (Leonville, LA, 13 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 70550 becomes 05507, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05075, 05750, 07055, 07505, 50057, 50075, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05075 in Thetford Center, VT, 1,425 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
- 🎯737 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70550 and you would come out at 30.52°S, 87.81°E — 1,393 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 10m.
- 📏 At 0.896 square miles of land, 70550 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 434 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 34This ZIP34 |
|---|---|
| Households | 34This ZIP34 |
| Housing units | 34This ZIP34 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 100.0%This ZIP100.0% |
| Population density | 37.9 / sq miThis ZIP37.9 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 16This ZIP16 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 74This ZIP74 |
| Annual payroll | $2,490,000This ZIP$2,490,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.90 sq miThis ZIP0.90 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 70550
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 70550
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
70570 | Opelousas, LA | 5.0 mi |
70571 | Opelousas, LA | 6.6 mi |
70525 | Church Point, LA | 7.6 mi |
70524 | Chataignier, LA | 8.2 mi |
70584 | Sunset, LA | 9.9 mi |
70541 | Grand Coteau, LA | 10.9 mi |
70516 | Branch, LA | 12.1 mi |
70551 | Leonville, LA | 12.8 mi |
70535 | Eunice, LA | 14.0 mi |
70589 | Washington, LA | 14.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 70550?
70550 is in Lawtell, Louisiana, in St. Landry Parish, part of the Opelousas, LA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.5157, -92.1897.
What county is 70550 in?
70550 lies in St. Landry Parish.
What area code is 70550?
Lawtell uses area code 337, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 70550 in?
70550 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 70550?
About 34 people live in ZIP code 70550, in 34 households, at 37.9 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 70550?
The closest are 70570 (5 mi), 70571 (6.6 mi), 70525 (7.6 mi), 70524 (8.2 mi) and 70584 (9.9 mi).
Is 70550 a PO Box ZIP code?
70550 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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