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70653

ZIP 70653 is Merryville, Louisiana, in Beauregard Parish; area code 337; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Beauregard
Metro area
DeRidder, LA
Population
3,184
Coordinates
30.6676, -93.5587
☼ Live from 70653 — Merryville, LA

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Where 70653 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70653
  • 🔢 Type 70653 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESgOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,653 = 3 × 11 × 2141. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001001111111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70652 (Longville, LA, 19 mi away) and 70654 (Mittie, LA, 41 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70653 becomes 35607, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03576, 03756, 03765, 05673, 05736, 05763, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03576 in Colebrook, NH, 1,551 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯693 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70653 and you would come out at 30.67°S, 86.44°E — 1,441 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 10m.
  • 📏 At 265.1 square miles of land, 70653 is bigger than 94% of ZIP codes — room for about 201 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,184This ZIP3,184
Households1,304This ZIP1,304
Housing units1,671This ZIP1,671
Median age41.5This ZIP41.5Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$69,318This ZIP$69,318Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$111,800This ZIP$111,800Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$602This ZIP$602Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.2%This ZIP8.2%
Mean commute34.2 minThis ZIP34.2 min
Population density12.0 / sq miThis ZIP12.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments37This ZIP37
Employees271This ZIP271
Annual payroll$12,110,000This ZIP$12,110,000
Tax returns filed1,030This ZIP1,030
Total adjusted gross income$63,175,000This ZIP$63,175,000

Land area

Land area265.13 sq miThis ZIP265.13 sq mi
Water area2.53 sq miThis ZIP2.53 sq mi

Other place names in 70653

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ZIP codes near 70653

ZIPCityDistance
70660 Singer, LA 8.8 mi
75928 Bon Wier, TX 9.1 mi
75966 Newton, TX 14.4 mi
75933 Call, TX 17.0 mi
70652 Longville, LA 18.9 mi
70633 Dequincy, LA 19.4 mi
70634 Deridder, LA 20.8 mi
70639 Evans, LA 22.1 mi
70661 Starks, LA 22.4 mi
70659 Rosepine, LA 24.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70653?

70653 is in Merryville, Louisiana, in Beauregard Parish, part of the DeRidder, LA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.6676, -93.5587.

What county is 70653 in?

70653 lies in Beauregard Parish.

What area code is 70653?

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

What time zone is 70653 in?

70653 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70653?

About 3,184 people live in ZIP code 70653, in 1,304 households, at 12.0 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 70653?

$69,318 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70653?

The closest are 70660 (8.8 mi), 75928 (9.1 mi), 75966 (14.4 mi), 75933 (17 mi) and 70652 (18.9 mi).

Is 70653 a PO Box ZIP code?

70653 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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