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70640

ZIP 70640 is Fenton, Louisiana, in Jefferson Davis Parish; area code 337; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
Metro area
Lake Charles, LA
Population
196
Coordinates
30.3659, -92.9166
☼ Live from 70640 — Fenton, LA

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Where 70640 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70640
  • 🔢 Type 70640 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhgOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,640 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 883. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001001111110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70639 (Evans, LA, 55 mi away) and 70643 (Grand Chenier, LA, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70640 becomes 04607 — and that is a real ZIP code: Gouldsboro, ME, 1,664 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00647, 00674, 04076, 04607, 04760, 06074, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00674 in Manati, PR, 1,850 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯728 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70640 and you would come out at 30.37°S, 87.08°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 11m.
  • 📏 At 0.213 square miles of land, 70640 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 103 football fields.
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People and housing

Population196This ZIP196
Households115This ZIP115
Housing units126This ZIP126
Median age63.4This ZIP63.4Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$21,938This ZIP$21,938Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$96,600This ZIP$96,600Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$619This ZIP$619Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.0%This ZIP8.0%
Mean commute18.7 minThis ZIP18.7 min
Population density920.2 / sq miThis ZIP920.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees19This ZIP19
Annual payroll$377,000This ZIP$377,000

Land area

Land area0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 70640

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ZIP codes near 70640

ZIPCityDistance
70591 Welsh, LA 9.0 mi
70650 Lacassine, LA 9.1 mi
70648 Kinder, LA 9.8 mi
70647 Iowa, LA 10.1 mi
70658 Reeves, LA 12.9 mi
70581 Roanoke, LA 13.0 mi
70615 Lake Charles, LA 14.3 mi
70651 Leblanc, LA 14.5 mi
70532 Elton, LA 15.0 mi
70546 Jennings, LA 16.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70640?

70640 is in Fenton, Louisiana, in Jefferson Davis Parish, part of the Lake Charles, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.3659, -92.9166.

What county is 70640 in?

70640 lies in Jefferson Davis Parish.

What area code is 70640?

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

What time zone is 70640 in?

70640 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70640?

About 196 people live in ZIP code 70640, in 115 households, at 920.2 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 70640?

$21,938 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70640?

The closest are 70591 (9 mi), 70650 (9.1 mi), 70648 (9.8 mi), 70647 (10.1 mi) and 70658 (12.9 mi).

Is 70640 a PO Box ZIP code?

70640 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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