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70556

ZIP 70556 is Mermentau, Louisiana, in Acadia Parish; area code 337; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Acadia
Metro area
Lafayette, LA
Population
627
Coordinates
30.1906, -92.5838
☼ Live from 70556 — Mermentau, LA

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Where 70556 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70556
  • 🔢 Type 70556 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSSOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,556 = 2 × 2 × 31 × 569. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001001110011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70555 (Maurice, LA, 27 mi away) and 70558 (Milton, LA, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70556 becomes 65507, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05657, 05675, 05765, 06755, 50567, 50576, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05657 in Lake Elmore, VT, 1,475 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯747 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70556 and you would come out at 30.19°S, 87.42°E — 1,384 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 12m.
  • 📏 At 1.8 square miles of land, 70556 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population627This ZIP627
Households317This ZIP317
Housing units351This ZIP351
Median age64.0This ZIP64.0Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$117,764This ZIP$117,764Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$55,300This ZIP$55,300Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$478This ZIP$478Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher37.0%This ZIP37.0%
Mean commute18.6 minThis ZIP18.6 min
Population density354.2 / sq miThis ZIP354.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees309This ZIP309
Annual payroll$16,067,000This ZIP$16,067,000

Land area

Land area1.77 sq miThis ZIP1.77 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi

Other place names in 70556

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ZIP codes near 70556

ZIPCityDistance
70537 Evangeline, LA 4.3 mi
70531 Egan, LA 5.7 mi
70559 Morse, LA 5.7 mi
70546 Jennings, LA 7.5 mi
70534 Estherwood, LA 7.9 mi
70581 Roanoke, LA 10.3 mi
70543 Iota, LA 11.2 mi
70526 Crowley, LA 12.3 mi
70542 Gueydan, LA 12.5 mi
70591 Welsh, LA 15.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70556?

70556 is in Mermentau, Louisiana, in Acadia Parish, part of the Lafayette, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.1906, -92.5838.

What county is 70556 in?

70556 lies in Acadia Parish.

What area code is 70556?

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

What time zone is 70556 in?

70556 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70556?

About 627 people live in ZIP code 70556, in 317 households, at 354.2 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 70556?

$117,764 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70556?

The closest are 70537 (4.3 mi), 70531 (5.7 mi), 70559 (5.7 mi), 70546 (7.5 mi) and 70534 (7.9 mi).

Is 70556 a PO Box ZIP code?

70556 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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