70609
ZIP 70609 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
- 357
- Coordinates
- 30.1791, -93.2148
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Where 70609 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.
- 🔢 Type 70609 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOgOL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 70,609 = 7 × 7 × 11 × 131. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10001001111010001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70607 (Lake Charles, LA, 10 mi away) and 70611 (Lake Charles, LA, 12 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 70609 becomes 90607 — and that is a real ZIP code: Whittier, CA, 1,473 miles away.
- 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00769, 00976, 06079, 06790, 06907, 07069, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09760 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,843 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
- 🎯732 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70609 and you would come out at 30.18°S, 86.79°E — 1,401 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 0.009 square miles of land, 70609 is bigger than 0% of ZIP codes — about 4 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 357This ZIP357 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Median age | 19.7This ZIP19.7Louisiana38.0US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Mean commute | 8.9 minThis ZIP8.9 min |
| Population density | 39,666.7 / sq miThis ZIP39,666.7 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 6This ZIP6 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 28This ZIP28 |
| Annual payroll | $559,000This ZIP$559,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 70609
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 70609
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
70601 | Lake Charles, LA | 3.3 mi |
70629 | Lake Charles, LA | 3.6 mi |
70605 | Lake Charles, LA | 4.9 mi |
70669 | Westlake, LA | 5.6 mi |
70615 | Lake Charles, LA | 7.8 mi |
70602 | Lake Charles, LA | 8.9 mi |
70606 | Lake Charles, LA | 8.9 mi |
70612 | Lake Charles, LA | 8.9 mi |
70616 | Lake Charles, LA | 8.9 mi |
70664 | Sulphur, LA | 8.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 70609?
70609 is in Lake Charles, Louisiana, in Calcasieu Parish, part of the Lake Charles, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.1791, -93.2148.
What county is 70609 in?
70609 lies in Calcasieu Parish.
What area code is 70609?
Lake Charles uses area code 337, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 70609 in?
70609 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 70609?
About 357 people live in ZIP code 70609, at 39,666.7 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 70609?
The closest are 70601 (3.3 mi), 70629 (3.6 mi), 70605 (4.9 mi), 70669 (5.6 mi) and 70615 (7.8 mi).
Is 70609 a PO Box ZIP code?
70609 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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