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70591

ZIP 70591 is Welsh, Louisiana, in Jefferson Davis Parish; area code 337; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
Metro area
Lake Charles, LA
Population
5,983
Coordinates
30.2577, -92.8328
☼ Live from 70591 — Welsh, LA

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Where 70591 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70591
  • 🔢 Type 70591 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IGSOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,591 = 73 × 967. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001001110111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70589 (Washington, LA, 55 mi away) and 70592 (Youngsville, LA, 50 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70591 becomes 19507 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bethel, PA, 1,168 miles away.
  • 👥 41 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07195, 09157, 09175, 09715, 10579, 10597, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09157 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,257 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯736 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70591 and you would come out at 30.26°S, 87.17°E — 1,395 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 171.8 square miles of land, 70591 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 130 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,983This ZIP5,983
Households2,139This ZIP2,139
Housing units2,339This ZIP2,339
Median age38.6This ZIP38.6Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$78,393This ZIP$78,393Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$159,100This ZIP$159,100Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$579This ZIP$579Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.0%This ZIP11.0%
Mean commute34.5 minThis ZIP34.5 min
Population density34.8 / sq miThis ZIP34.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments78This ZIP78
Employees730This ZIP730
Annual payroll$37,649,000This ZIP$37,649,000
Tax returns filed2,110This ZIP2,110
Total adjusted gross income$130,708,000This ZIP$130,708,000

Land area

Land area171.83 sq miThis ZIP171.83 sq mi
Water area0.90 sq miThis ZIP0.90 sq mi

Other place names in 70591

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

ZIP codes near 70591

ZIPCityDistance
70650 Lacassine, LA 5.5 mi
70581 Roanoke, LA 5.7 mi
70640 Fenton, LA 9.0 mi
70546 Jennings, LA 9.5 mi
70647 Iowa, LA 10.9 mi
70646 Hayes, LA 12.1 mi
70549 Lake Arthur, LA 14.6 mi
70556 Mermentau, LA 15.6 mi
70537 Evangeline, LA 15.7 mi
70532 Elton, LA 16.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70591?

70591 is in Welsh, Louisiana, in Jefferson Davis Parish, part of the Lake Charles, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.2577, -92.8328.

What county is 70591 in?

70591 lies in Jefferson Davis Parish.

What area code is 70591?

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

What time zone is 70591 in?

70591 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70591?

About 5,983 people live in ZIP code 70591, in 2,139 households, at 34.8 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 70591?

$78,393 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70591?

The closest are 70650 (5.5 mi), 70581 (5.7 mi), 70640 (9 mi), 70546 (9.5 mi) and 70647 (10.9 mi).

Is 70591 a PO Box ZIP code?

70591 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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