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70583

ZIP 70583 is Scott, Louisiana, mostly in Lafayette Parish; area code 337; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lafayette +1 more
Metro area
Lafayette, LA
Population
8,386
Coordinates
30.2614, -92.1240
☼ Live from 70583 — Scott, LA

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Where 70583 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70583
  • 🔢 Type 70583 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EBSOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 70583 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001001110110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70582 (Saint Martinville, LA, 22 mi away) and 70584 (Sunset, LA, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70583 becomes 38507, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03785, 03857, 03875, 05738, 05837, 05873, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83705 in Boise, ID, 1,608 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯755 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70583 and you would come out at 30.26°S, 87.88°E — 1,376 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 11m.
  • 📏 At 28.4 square miles of land, 70583 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,386This ZIP8,386
Households3,713This ZIP3,713
Housing units4,188This ZIP4,188
Median age41.9This ZIP41.9Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$51,470This ZIP$51,470Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$141,000This ZIP$141,000Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,017This ZIP$1,017Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.5%This ZIP19.5%
Mean commute26.8 minThis ZIP26.8 min
Population density295.5 / sq miThis ZIP295.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments418This ZIP418
Employees6,842This ZIP6,842
Annual payroll$425,901,000This ZIP$425,901,000
Tax returns filed5,320This ZIP5,320
Total adjusted gross income$333,405,000This ZIP$333,405,000

Land area

Land area28.38 sq miThis ZIP28.38 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 70583 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lafayette Parish 85.5%
Acadia Parish 14.5%

Other place names in 70583

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ZIP codes near 70583

ZIPCityDistance
70593 Lafayette, LA 4.1 mi
70598 Lafayette, LA 4.1 mi
70529 Duson, LA 4.7 mi
70506 Lafayette, LA 5.2 mi
70507 Lafayette, LA 5.8 mi
70502 Lafayette, LA 6.7 mi
70596 Lafayette, LA 6.7 mi
70504 Lafayette, LA 7.1 mi
70520 Carencro, LA 7.2 mi
70503 Lafayette, LA 7.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70583?

70583 is in Scott, Louisiana, in Lafayette Parish, part of the Lafayette, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.2614, -92.1240.

What county is 70583 in?

70583 spans 2 counties: Lafayette Parish and Acadia Parish. Most of it falls in Lafayette 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 70583?

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

What time zone is 70583 in?

70583 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70583?

About 8,386 people live in ZIP code 70583, in 3,713 households, at 295.5 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 70583?

$51,470 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70583?

The closest are 70593 (4.1 mi), 70598 (4.1 mi), 70529 (4.7 mi), 70506 (5.2 mi) and 70507 (5.8 mi).

Is 70583 a PO Box ZIP code?

70583 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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