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Where 70655 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 70655 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSgOL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 70,655 = 5 × 13 × 1087. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10001001111111111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70654 (Mittie, LA, 10 mi away) and 70656 (Pitkin, LA, 24 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 70655 becomes 55607 — and that is a real ZIP code: Isabella, MN, 1,176 miles away.
- 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05657, 05675, 05765, 06755, 50567, 50576, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05657 in Lake Elmore, VT, 1,458 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
- 🎯716 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70655 and you would come out at 30.63°S, 87.28°E — 1,414 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 124.8 square miles of land, 70655 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 95 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 3,047This ZIP3,047 |
|---|---|
| Households | 1,120This ZIP1,120 |
| Housing units | 1,325This ZIP1,325 |
| Median age | 37.1This ZIP37.1Louisiana38.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $50,893This ZIP$50,893Louisiana$60,756US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $90,600This ZIP$90,600Louisiana$216,500US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $448This ZIP$448Louisiana$1,064US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 11.0%This ZIP11.0% |
| Mean commute | 17.3 minThis ZIP17.3 min |
| Population density | 24.4 / sq miThis ZIP24.4 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 35This ZIP35 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 180This ZIP180 |
| Annual payroll | $4,916,000This ZIP$4,916,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 1,070This ZIP1,070 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $55,888,000This ZIP$55,888,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 124.82 sq miThis ZIP124.82 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.54 sq miThis ZIP0.54 sq mi |
Other place names in 70655
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 70655
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
70654 | Mittie, LA | 10.4 mi |
70532 | Elton, LA | 10.7 mi |
70648 | Kinder, LA | 13.2 mi |
71463 | Oakdale, LA | 13.4 mi |
70554 | Mamou, LA | 13.4 mi |
70515 | Basile, LA | 14.5 mi |
70651 | Leblanc, LA | 15.0 mi |
70638 | Elizabeth, LA | 15.4 mi |
70637 | Dry Creek, LA | 16.3 mi |
70580 | Reddell, LA | 17.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 70655?
70655 is in Oberlin, Louisiana, in Allen Parish. Its published point location is 30.6251, -92.7171.
What county is 70655 in?
70655 lies in Allen Parish.
What area code is 70655?
Oberlin uses area code 337, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 70655 in?
70655 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 70655?
About 3,047 people live in ZIP code 70655, in 1,120 households, at 24.4 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 70655?
$50,893 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.
What ZIP codes are near 70655?
The closest are 70654 (10.4 mi), 70532 (10.7 mi), 70648 (13.2 mi), 71463 (13.4 mi) and 70554 (13.4 mi).
Is 70655 a PO Box ZIP code?
70655 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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