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70661

ZIP 70661 is Starks, Louisiana, mostly in Calcasieu Parish; area code 337; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Calcasieu +1 more
Metro area
Lake Charles, LA
Population
1,861
Coordinates
30.3536, -93.6537
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Where 70661 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70661
  • 🔢 Type 70661 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IggOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,661 = 19 × 3719. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010000000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70660 (Singer, LA, 19 mi away) and 70662 (Sugartown, LA, 49 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70661 becomes 16607, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06167, 06176, 06716, 07661, 16670, 17066, …). The farthest-flung twin is 06167 in Hartford, CT, 1,406 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯711 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70661 and you would come out at 30.35°S, 86.35°E — 1,425 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 185.1 square miles of land, 70661 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 141 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,861This ZIP1,861
Households742This ZIP742
Housing units947This ZIP947
Median age51.3This ZIP51.3Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$24,917This ZIP$24,917Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$83,700This ZIP$83,700Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$403This ZIP$403Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.3%This ZIP9.3%
Mean commute28.0 minThis ZIP28.0 min
Population density10.1 / sq miThis ZIP10.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees50This ZIP50
Annual payroll$2,555,000This ZIP$2,555,000
Tax returns filed730This ZIP730
Total adjusted gross income$42,291,000This ZIP$42,291,000

Land area

Land area185.14 sq miThis ZIP185.14 sq mi
Water area1.43 sq miThis ZIP1.43 sq mi

Counties 70661 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Calcasieu Parish 68.6%
Beauregard Parish 31.4%

Other place names in 70661

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ZIP codes near 70661

ZIPCityDistance
77614 Deweyville, TX 6.5 mi
70668 Vinton, LA 12.7 mi
77632 Orange, TX 13.8 mi
70663 Sulphur, LA 15.7 mi
70633 Dequincy, LA 16.4 mi
75933 Call, TX 16.8 mi
77612 Buna, TX 17.1 mi
77626 Mauriceville, TX 17.3 mi
77631 Orange, TX 18.7 mi
70660 Singer, LA 19.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70661?

70661 is in Starks, Louisiana, in Calcasieu Parish, part of the Lake Charles, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.3536, -93.6537.

What county is 70661 in?

70661 spans 2 counties: Calcasieu Parish and Beauregard Parish. Most of it falls in Calcasieu Parish, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 70661?

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

What time zone is 70661 in?

70661 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70661?

About 1,861 people live in ZIP code 70661, in 742 households, at 10.1 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 70661?

$24,917 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70661?

The closest are 77614 (6.5 mi), 70668 (12.7 mi), 77632 (13.8 mi), 70663 (15.7 mi) and 70633 (16.4 mi).

Is 70661 a PO Box ZIP code?

70661 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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