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70721

ZIP 70721 is Carville, Louisiana, in Iberville Parish; area code 225; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Iberville
Metro area
Baton Rouge, LA
Population
447
Coordinates
30.2234, -91.0795
☼ Live from 70721 — Carville, LA

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Where 70721 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70721
  • 🔢 Type 70721 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZLOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,721 = 7 × 10103. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010001000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70719 (Brusly, LA, 16 mi away) and 70722 (Clinton, LA, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70721 becomes 12707, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01772, 02717, 02771, 07712, 07721, 10277, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02717 in East Freetown, MA, 1,372 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 59%.
  • 🎯787 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70721 and you would come out at 30.22°S, 88.92°E — 1,347 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 12m.
  • 📏 At 3.6 square miles of land, 70721 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population447This ZIP447
Households168This ZIP168
Housing units168This ZIP168
Median age30.3This ZIP30.3Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household incomeunder $2,500This ZIPunder $2,500Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$209,400This ZIP$209,400Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher20.0%This ZIP20.0%
Population density124.9 / sq miThis ZIP124.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees698This ZIP698
Annual payroll$56,761,000This ZIP$56,761,000
Tax returns filed370This ZIP370
Total adjusted gross income$13,670,000This ZIP$13,670,000

Land area

Land area3.58 sq miThis ZIP3.58 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 70721

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 70721

ZIPCityDistance
70776 Saint Gabriel, LA 2.6 mi
70734 Geismar, LA 5.1 mi
70780 Sunshine, LA 8.2 mi
70810 Baton Rouge, LA 8.5 mi
70725 Darrow, LA 8.8 mi
70788 White Castle, LA 8.9 mi
70346 Donaldsonville, LA 8.9 mi
70737 Gonzales, LA 9.2 mi
70728 Duplessis, LA 9.4 mi
70769 Prairieville, LA 10.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70721?

70721 is in Carville, Louisiana, in Iberville Parish, part of the Baton Rouge, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.2234, -91.0795.

What county is 70721 in?

70721 lies in Iberville Parish.

What area code is 70721?

Carville uses area code 225, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 70721 in?

70721 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70721?

About 447 people live in ZIP code 70721, in 168 households, at 124.9 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 70721?

under $2,500 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70721?

The closest are 70776 (2.6 mi), 70734 (5.1 mi), 70780 (8.2 mi), 70810 (8.5 mi) and 70725 (8.8 mi).

Is 70721 a PO Box ZIP code?

70721 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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