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70570

ZIP 70570 is in Opelousas, Louisiana, in St. Landry Parish; area code 337; Central time. Opelousas has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 70571.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
St. Landry
Metro area
Opelousas, LA
Population
37,565
Coordinates
30.5319, -92.1070
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Where 70570 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70570
  • 🔢 Type 70570 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLSOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,570 = 2 × 5 × 7057. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001001110101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70569 (Lydia, LA, 46 mi away) and 70571 (Opelousas, LA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70570 becomes 07507 — and that is a real ZIP code: Hawthorne, NJ, 1,234 miles away.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00757, 00775, 05077, 05770, 07057, 07075, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00775 in Culebra, PR, 1,878 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯739 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70570 and you would come out at 30.53°S, 87.89°E — 1,392 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 171.8 square miles of land, 70570 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 130 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population37,565This ZIP37,565
Households15,323This ZIP15,323
Housing units17,798This ZIP17,798
Median age38.6This ZIP38.6Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$44,612This ZIP$44,612Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$142,800This ZIP$142,800Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$751This ZIP$751Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.8%This ZIP14.8%
Mean commute28.9 minThis ZIP28.9 min
Population density218.7 / sq miThis ZIP218.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments746This ZIP746
Employees10,820This ZIP10,820
Annual payroll$463,226,000This ZIP$463,226,000
Tax returns filed15,320This ZIP15,320
Total adjusted gross income$762,990,000This ZIP$762,990,000

Land area

Land area171.78 sq miThis ZIP171.78 sq mi
Water area0.55 sq miThis ZIP0.55 sq mi

Other place names in 70570

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ZIP codes near 70570

ZIPCityDistance
70571 Opelousas, LA 1.5 mi
70550 Lawtell, LA 5.0 mi
70541 Grand Coteau, LA 8.6 mi
70551 Leonville, LA 8.8 mi
70584 Sunset, LA 9.9 mi
70525 Church Point, LA 10.8 mi
70589 Washington, LA 11.2 mi
70577 Port Barre, LA 11.3 mi
70524 Chataignier, LA 12.7 mi
70512 Arnaudville, LA 13.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70570?

70570 is in Opelousas, Louisiana, in St. Landry Parish, part of the Opelousas, LA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.5319, -92.1070.

What county is 70570 in?

70570 lies in St. Landry Parish.

What area code is 70570?

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

What time zone is 70570 in?

70570 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70570?

About 37,565 people live in ZIP code 70570, in 15,323 households, at 218.7 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 70570?

$44,612 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70570?

The closest are 70571 (1.5 mi), 70550 (5 mi), 70541 (8.6 mi), 70551 (8.8 mi) and 70584 (9.9 mi).

Is 70570 a PO Box ZIP code?

70570 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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