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70586

ZIP 70586 is Ville Platte, Louisiana, mostly in Evangeline Parish; area code 337; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Evangeline +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
19,320
Coordinates
30.7273, -92.3560
☼ Live from 70586 — Ville Platte, LA

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Where 70586 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70586
  • 🔢 Type 70586 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBSOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,586 = 2 × 29 × 1217. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001001110111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70585 (Turkey Creek, LA, 11 mi away) and 70589 (Washington, LA, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70586 becomes 68507 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lincoln, NE, 739 miles away.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05678, 05768, 05867, 06758, 06785, 06857, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05867 in Sutton, VT, 1,463 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯720 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70586 and you would come out at 30.73°S, 87.64°E — 1,411 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 09m.
  • 📏 At 310.8 square miles of land, 70586 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 236 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,320This ZIP19,320
Households7,651This ZIP7,651
Housing units8,854This ZIP8,854
Median age37.4This ZIP37.4Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$40,129This ZIP$40,129Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$147,000This ZIP$147,000Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$713This ZIP$713Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.8%This ZIP15.8%
Mean commute32.4 minThis ZIP32.4 min
Population density62.2 / sq miThis ZIP62.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments341This ZIP341
Employees5,001This ZIP5,001
Annual payroll$198,271,000This ZIP$198,271,000
Tax returns filed7,500This ZIP7,500
Total adjusted gross income$446,999,000This ZIP$446,999,000

Land area

Land area310.78 sq miThis ZIP310.78 sq mi
Water area10.66 sq miThis ZIP10.66 sq mi

Counties 70586 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Evangeline Parish 98.3%
St. Landry Parish 1.8%

Other place names in 70586

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ZIP codes near 70586

ZIPCityDistance
70576 Pine Prairie, LA 5.2 mi
70580 Reddell, LA 5.6 mi
70554 Mamou, LA 10.5 mi
70585 Turkey Creek, LA 10.9 mi
71367 Saint Landry, LA 11.0 mi
70524 Chataignier, LA 12.0 mi
71322 Bunkie, LA 14.6 mi
70550 Lawtell, LA 17.7 mi
70535 Eunice, LA 18.1 mi
71463 Oakdale, LA 18.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70586?

70586 is in Ville Platte, Louisiana, in Evangeline Parish. Its published point location is 30.7273, -92.3560.

What county is 70586 in?

70586 spans 2 counties: Evangeline Parish and St. Landry Parish. Most of it falls in Evangeline 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 70586?

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

What time zone is 70586 in?

70586 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70586?

About 19,320 people live in ZIP code 70586, in 7,651 households, at 62.2 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 70586?

$40,129 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70586?

The closest are 70576 (5.2 mi), 70580 (5.6 mi), 70554 (10.5 mi), 70585 (10.9 mi) and 71367 (11 mi).

Is 70586 a PO Box ZIP code?

70586 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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