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70605

ZIP 70605 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
40,482
Coordinates
30.1293, -93.2735
☼ Live from 70605 — Lake Charles, LA

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Where 70605 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 70605
  • 🔢 Type 70605 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOgOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,605 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 523. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001001111001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70602 (Lake Charles, LA, 10 mi away) and 70606 (Lake Charles, LA, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70605 becomes 50607 — and that is a real ZIP code: Aurora, IA, 866 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00765, 05067, 05076, 05670, 05760, 06057, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00765 in Vieques, PR, 1,935 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯734 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70605 and you would come out at 30.13°S, 86.73°E — 1,400 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 12m.
  • 📏 At 43.0 square miles of land, 70605 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population40,482This ZIP40,482
Households15,758This ZIP15,758
Housing units18,224This ZIP18,224
Median age35.3This ZIP35.3Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$86,015This ZIP$86,015Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$308,700This ZIP$308,700Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,309This ZIP$1,309Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.8%This ZIP41.8%
Mean commute17.8 minThis ZIP17.8 min
Population density942.3 / sq miThis ZIP942.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments961This ZIP961
Employees12,377This ZIP12,377
Annual payroll$529,787,000This ZIP$529,787,000
Tax returns filed15,720This ZIP15,720
Total adjusted gross income$1,791,886,000This ZIP$1,791,886,000

Land area

Land area42.96 sq miThis ZIP42.96 sq mi
Water area5.37 sq miThis ZIP5.37 sq mi

Other place names in 70605

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ZIP codes near 70605

ZIPCityDistance
70609 Lake Charles, LA 4.9 mi
70601 Lake Charles, LA 7.6 mi
70629 Lake Charles, LA 7.8 mi
70669 Westlake, LA 7.8 mi
70607 Lake Charles, LA 8.0 mi
70602 Lake Charles, LA 9.8 mi
70606 Lake Charles, LA 9.8 mi
70612 Lake Charles, LA 9.8 mi
70616 Lake Charles, LA 9.8 mi
70664 Sulphur, LA 9.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70605?

70605 is in Lake Charles, Louisiana, in Calcasieu Parish, part of the Lake Charles, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.1293, -93.2735.

What county is 70605 in?

70605 lies in Calcasieu Parish.

What area code is 70605?

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

What time zone is 70605 in?

70605 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70605?

About 40,482 people live in ZIP code 70605, in 15,758 households, at 942.3 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 70605?

$86,015 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70605?

The closest are 70609 (4.9 mi), 70601 (7.6 mi), 70629 (7.8 mi), 70669 (7.8 mi) and 70607 (8 mi).

Is 70605 a PO Box ZIP code?

70605 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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