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70611

ZIP 70611 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
22,124
Coordinates
30.3481, -93.2036
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Where 70611 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70611
  • 🔢 Type 70611 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IIgOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,611 = 3 × 23537. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001001111010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70609 (Lake Charles, LA, 12 mi away) and 70612 (Lake Charles, LA, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70611 becomes 11607, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06117, 10167, 10176, 11706, 11760, 16017, …). The farthest-flung twin is 06117 in West Hartford, CT, 1,383 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯722 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70611 and you would come out at 30.35°S, 86.80°E — 1,411 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 81.7 square miles of land, 70611 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 62 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population22,124This ZIP22,124
Households8,284This ZIP8,284
Housing units9,281This ZIP9,281
Median age41.5This ZIP41.5Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$101,844This ZIP$101,844Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$258,300This ZIP$258,300Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,300This ZIP$1,300Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.3%This ZIP30.3%
Mean commute28.8 minThis ZIP28.8 min
Population density270.7 / sq miThis ZIP270.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments270This ZIP270
Employees2,144This ZIP2,144
Annual payroll$74,169,000This ZIP$74,169,000
Tax returns filed8,900This ZIP8,900
Total adjusted gross income$770,982,000This ZIP$770,982,000

Land area

Land area81.73 sq miThis ZIP81.73 sq mi
Water area1.67 sq miThis ZIP1.67 sq mi

Other place names in 70611

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

ZIP codes near 70611

ZIPCityDistance
70629 Lake Charles, LA 8.1 mi
70615 Lake Charles, LA 8.3 mi
70669 Westlake, LA 8.4 mi
70601 Lake Charles, LA 8.4 mi
70602 Lake Charles, LA 9.3 mi
70606 Lake Charles, LA 9.3 mi
70612 Lake Charles, LA 9.3 mi
70616 Lake Charles, LA 9.3 mi
70664 Sulphur, LA 9.3 mi
70657 Ragley, LA 11.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70611?

70611 is in Lake Charles, Louisiana, in Calcasieu Parish, part of the Lake Charles, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.3481, -93.2036.

What county is 70611 in?

70611 lies in Calcasieu Parish.

What area code is 70611?

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

What time zone is 70611 in?

70611 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70611?

About 22,124 people live in ZIP code 70611, in 8,284 households, at 270.7 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 70611?

$101,844 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70611?

The closest are 70629 (8.1 mi), 70615 (8.3 mi), 70669 (8.4 mi), 70601 (8.4 mi) and 70602 (9.3 mi).

Is 70611 a PO Box ZIP code?

70611 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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