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70601

ZIP 70601 is in Lake Charles, Louisiana, in Calcasieu Parish; area code 337; Central time. Lake Charles has 11 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Calcasieu
Metro area
Lake Charles, LA
Population
30,872
Coordinates
30.2268, -93.2154
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Where 70601 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70601
  • 🔢 Type 70601 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOgOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,601 = 17 × 4153. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001001111001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70598 (Lafayette, LA, 67 mi away) and 70602 (Lake Charles, LA, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70601 becomes 10607 — and that is a real ZIP code: White Plains, NY, 1,316 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00617, 00716, 01607, 01760, 06071, 06107, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00716 in Ponce, PR, 1,872 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯729 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70601 and you would come out at 30.23°S, 86.78°E — 1,404 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 16.1 square miles of land, 70601 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population30,872This ZIP30,872
Households12,517This ZIP12,517
Housing units16,565This ZIP16,565
Median age38.4This ZIP38.4Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$49,992This ZIP$49,992Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$162,200This ZIP$162,200Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$930This ZIP$930Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.2%This ZIP25.2%
Mean commute16.3 minThis ZIP16.3 min
Population density1,915.4 / sq miThis ZIP1,915.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,281This ZIP1,281
Employees22,786This ZIP22,786
Annual payroll$1,078,308,000This ZIP$1,078,308,000
Tax returns filed11,170This ZIP11,170
Total adjusted gross income$657,792,000This ZIP$657,792,000

Land area

Land area16.12 sq miThis ZIP16.12 sq mi
Water area2.35 sq miThis ZIP2.35 sq mi

Other place names in 70601

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ZIP codes near 70601

ZIPCityDistance
70629 Lake Charles, LA 0.4 mi
70609 Lake Charles, LA 3.3 mi
70669 Westlake, LA 3.6 mi
70615 Lake Charles, LA 6.1 mi
70602 Lake Charles, LA 7.1 mi
70606 Lake Charles, LA 7.1 mi
70612 Lake Charles, LA 7.1 mi
70616 Lake Charles, LA 7.1 mi
70664 Sulphur, LA 7.1 mi
70605 Lake Charles, LA 7.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70601?

70601 is in Lake Charles, Louisiana, in Calcasieu Parish, part of the Lake Charles, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.2268, -93.2154.

What county is 70601 in?

70601 lies in Calcasieu Parish.

What area code is 70601?

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

What time zone is 70601 in?

70601 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70601?

About 30,872 people live in ZIP code 70601, in 12,517 households, at 1,915.4 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 70601?

$49,992 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70601?

The closest are 70629 (0.4 mi), 70609 (3.3 mi), 70669 (3.6 mi), 70615 (6.1 mi) and 70602 (7.1 mi).

Is 70601 a PO Box ZIP code?

70601 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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