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Where 70665 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 70665 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SggOL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 70,665 = 3 × 5 × 7 × 673. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10001010000001001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70664 (Sulphur, LA, 12 mi away) and 70668 (Vinton, LA, 10 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 70665 becomes 56607, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05667, 05676, 05766, 06756, 07656, 50667, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05667 in Plainfield, VT, 1,508 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
- 🎯730 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70665 and you would come out at 30.12°S, 86.55°E — 1,405 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 12m.
- 📏 At 153.0 square miles of land, 70665 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 116 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 13,222This ZIP13,222 |
|---|---|
| Households | 4,864This ZIP4,864 |
| Housing units | 5,684This ZIP5,684 |
| Median age | 35.7This ZIP35.7Louisiana38.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $86,573This ZIP$86,573Louisiana$60,756US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $236,800This ZIP$236,800Louisiana$216,500US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,407This ZIP$1,407Louisiana$1,064US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 21.5%This ZIP21.5% |
| Mean commute | 20.6 minThis ZIP20.6 min |
| Population density | 86.4 / sq miThis ZIP86.4 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 238This ZIP238 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 5,256This ZIP5,256 |
| Annual payroll | $380,657,000This ZIP$380,657,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 5,010This ZIP5,010 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $445,702,000This ZIP$445,702,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 153.04 sq miThis ZIP153.04 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 5.53 sq miThis ZIP5.53 sq mi |
Other place names in 70665
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 70665
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
70668 | Vinton, LA | 9.9 mi |
70605 | Lake Charles, LA | 10.6 mi |
70663 | Sulphur, LA | 11.1 mi |
70602 | Lake Charles, LA | 12.3 mi |
70606 | Lake Charles, LA | 12.3 mi |
70612 | Lake Charles, LA | 12.3 mi |
70616 | Lake Charles, LA | 12.3 mi |
70664 | Sulphur, LA | 12.3 mi |
70645 | Hackberry, LA | 13.5 mi |
70669 | Westlake, LA | 13.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 70665?
70665 is in Sulphur, Louisiana, in Calcasieu Parish, part of the Lake Charles, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.1219, -93.4512.
What county is 70665 in?
70665 lies in Calcasieu Parish.
What area code is 70665?
Sulphur uses area code 337, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 70665 in?
70665 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 70665?
About 13,222 people live in ZIP code 70665, in 4,864 households, at 86.4 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 70665?
$86,573 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.
What ZIP codes are near 70665?
The closest are 70668 (9.9 mi), 70605 (10.6 mi), 70663 (11.1 mi), 70602 (12.3 mi) and 70606 (12.3 mi).
Is 70665 a PO Box ZIP code?
70665 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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zipcodes.pro. “70665 ZIP Code — Sulphur, Louisiana (Calcasieu Parish).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/70665
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