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70615

ZIP 70615 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
12,980
Coordinates
30.2540, -93.1177
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Where 70615 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70615
  • 🔢 Type 70615 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SIgOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,615 = 5 × 29 × 487. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001001111010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70612 (Lake Charles, LA, 12 mi away) and 70616 (Lake Charles, LA, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70615 becomes 51607, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 61 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01756, 05671, 05761, 06517, 06751, 10567, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05671 in Waterbury, VT, 1,476 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯730 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70615 and you would come out at 30.25°S, 86.88°E — 1,403 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 45.9 square miles of land, 70615 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,980This ZIP12,980
Households4,490This ZIP4,490
Housing units5,473This ZIP5,473
Median age38.5This ZIP38.5Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$40,047This ZIP$40,047Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$140,400This ZIP$140,400Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,099This ZIP$1,099Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.3%This ZIP14.3%
Mean commute24.8 minThis ZIP24.8 min
Population density282.5 / sq miThis ZIP282.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments236This ZIP236
Employees3,135This ZIP3,135
Annual payroll$178,476,000This ZIP$178,476,000
Tax returns filed4,740This ZIP4,740
Total adjusted gross income$218,820,000This ZIP$218,820,000

Land area

Land area45.95 sq miThis ZIP45.95 sq mi
Water area1.98 sq miThis ZIP1.98 sq mi

Other place names in 70615

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

ZIP codes near 70615

ZIPCityDistance
70647 Iowa, LA 6.1 mi
70601 Lake Charles, LA 6.1 mi
70629 Lake Charles, LA 6.2 mi
70609 Lake Charles, LA 7.8 mi
70611 Lake Charles, LA 8.3 mi
70669 Westlake, LA 9.3 mi
70650 Lacassine, LA 11.8 mi
70602 Lake Charles, LA 12.5 mi
70606 Lake Charles, LA 12.5 mi
70612 Lake Charles, LA 12.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70615?

70615 is in Lake Charles, Louisiana, in Calcasieu Parish, part of the Lake Charles, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.2540, -93.1177.

What county is 70615 in?

70615 lies in Calcasieu Parish.

What area code is 70615?

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

What time zone is 70615 in?

70615 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70615?

About 12,980 people live in ZIP code 70615, in 4,490 households, at 282.5 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 70615?

$40,047 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70615?

The closest are 70647 (6.1 mi), 70601 (6.1 mi), 70629 (6.2 mi), 70609 (7.8 mi) and 70611 (8.3 mi).

Is 70615 a PO Box ZIP code?

70615 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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