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70578

ZIP 70578 is Rayne, Louisiana, mostly in Acadia Parish; area code 337; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Acadia +2 more
Metro area
Lafayette, LA
Population
16,432
Coordinates
30.2301, -92.2637
☼ Live from 70578 — Rayne, LA

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Where 70578 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70578
  • 🔢 Type 70578 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLSOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,578 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 1307. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001001110110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70577 (Port Barre, LA, 30 mi away) and 70580 (Reddell, LA, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70578 becomes 87507 — and that is a real ZIP code: Santa Fe, NM, 884 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05778, 07758, 07857, 07875, 08757, 57078, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05778 in Whiting, VT, 1,405 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯753 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70578 and you would come out at 30.23°S, 87.74°E — 1,378 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 114.9 square miles of land, 70578 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 87 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,432This ZIP16,432
Households6,043This ZIP6,043
Housing units6,552This ZIP6,552
Median age35.9This ZIP35.9Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$49,875This ZIP$49,875Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$160,200This ZIP$160,200Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$816This ZIP$816Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.6%This ZIP16.6%
Mean commute29.1 minThis ZIP29.1 min
Population density143.0 / sq miThis ZIP143.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments305This ZIP305
Employees2,631This ZIP2,631
Annual payroll$117,120,000This ZIP$117,120,000
Tax returns filed7,050This ZIP7,050
Total adjusted gross income$404,218,000This ZIP$404,218,000

Land area

Land area114.90 sq miThis ZIP114.90 sq mi
Water area0.15 sq miThis ZIP0.15 sq mi

Counties 70578 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Acadia Parish 67.8%
Lafayette Parish 18.2%
Vermilion Parish 13.9%

Other place names in 70578

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 70578

ZIPCityDistance
70527 Crowley, LA 2.3 mi
70529 Duson, LA 6.4 mi
70526 Crowley, LA 7.0 mi
70583 Scott, LA 8.6 mi
70516 Branch, LA 10.0 mi
70593 Lafayette, LA 10.2 mi
70598 Lafayette, LA 10.2 mi
70506 Lafayette, LA 11.2 mi
70555 Maurice, LA 12.2 mi
70534 Estherwood, LA 12.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70578?

70578 is in Rayne, Louisiana, in Acadia Parish, part of the Lafayette, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.2301, -92.2637.

What county is 70578 in?

70578 spans 3 counties: Acadia Parish, Lafayette Parish and Vermilion Parish. Most of it falls in Acadia Parish, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 70578?

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

What time zone is 70578 in?

70578 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70578?

About 16,432 people live in ZIP code 70578, in 6,043 households, at 143.0 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 70578?

$49,875 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70578?

The closest are 70527 (2.3 mi), 70529 (6.4 mi), 70526 (7 mi), 70583 (8.6 mi) and 70516 (10 mi).

Is 70578 a PO Box ZIP code?

70578 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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