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70589

ZIP 70589 is Washington, Louisiana, mostly in St. Landry Parish; area code 337; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
St. Landry +1 more
Metro area
Opelousas, LA
Population
2,875
Coordinates
30.6849, -92.0442
☼ Live from 70589 — Washington, LA

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Where 70589 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 70589
  • 🔢 Type 70589 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GBSOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 70589 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001001110111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70586 (Ville Platte, LA, 19 mi away) and 70591 (Welsh, LA, 55 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70589 becomes 98507 — and that is a real ZIP code: Olympia, WA, 1,988 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (08759, 09875, 58079, 58790, 59078, 59087, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09875 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,738 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯731 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70589 and you would come out at 30.68°S, 87.96°E — 1,400 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 118.2 square miles of land, 70589 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 90 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,875This ZIP2,875
Households1,203This ZIP1,203
Housing units1,548This ZIP1,548
Median age41.4This ZIP41.4Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$49,650This ZIP$49,650Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$129,300This ZIP$129,300Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$633This ZIP$633Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.1%This ZIP18.1%
Mean commute37.8 minThis ZIP37.8 min
Population density24.3 / sq miThis ZIP24.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments39This ZIP39
Employees257This ZIP257
Annual payroll$13,837,000This ZIP$13,837,000
Tax returns filed1,530This ZIP1,530
Total adjusted gross income$110,239,000This ZIP$110,239,000

Land area

Land area118.22 sq miThis ZIP118.22 sq mi
Water area1.35 sq miThis ZIP1.35 sq mi

Counties 70589 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
St. Landry Parish 97.0%
Evangeline Parish 3.0%

Other place names in 70589

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

ZIP codes near 70589

ZIPCityDistance
71345 Lebeau, LA 5.1 mi
71356 Morrow, LA 10.4 mi
70571 Opelousas, LA 10.7 mi
70570 Opelousas, LA 11.2 mi
71358 Palmetto, LA 11.9 mi
70577 Port Barre, LA 12.0 mi
70550 Lawtell, LA 14.5 mi
71322 Bunkie, LA 15.0 mi
71362 Plaucheville, LA 15.6 mi
71333 Evergreen, LA 15.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70589?

70589 is in Washington, Louisiana, in St. Landry Parish, part of the Opelousas, LA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.6849, -92.0442.

What county is 70589 in?

70589 spans 2 counties: St. Landry Parish and Evangeline Parish. Most of it falls in St. Landry 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 70589?

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

What time zone is 70589 in?

70589 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70589?

About 2,875 people live in ZIP code 70589, in 1,203 households, at 24.3 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 70589?

$49,650 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70589?

The closest are 71345 (5.1 mi), 71356 (10.4 mi), 70571 (10.7 mi), 70570 (11.2 mi) and 71358 (11.9 mi).

Is 70589 a PO Box ZIP code?

70589 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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