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70723

ZIP 70723 is Convent, Louisiana, in St. James Parish; area code 225; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
St. James
Population
1,189
Coordinates
30.0596, -90.8402
☼ Live from 70723 — Convent, LA

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Where 70723 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70723
  • 🔢 Type 70723 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EZLOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,723 = 197 × 359. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010001000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70722 (Clinton, LA, 55 mi away) and 70725 (Darrow, LA, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70723 becomes 32707 — and that is a real ZIP code: Casselberry, FL, 581 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07723, 07732, 20737, 20773, 23707, 27370, …). The farthest-flung twin is 07732 in Highlands, NJ, 1,187 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 58%.
  • 🎯804 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70723 and you would come out at 30.06°S, 89.16°E — 1,331 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 31.6 square miles of land, 70723 is bigger than 47% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,189This ZIP1,189
Households400This ZIP400
Housing units517This ZIP517
Median age33.9This ZIP33.9Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$47,444This ZIP$47,444Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median gross rent$1,542This ZIP$1,542Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.0%This ZIP17.0%
Mean commute25.9 minThis ZIP25.9 min
Population density37.6 / sq miThis ZIP37.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments48This ZIP48
Employees1,869This ZIP1,869
Annual payroll$179,038,000This ZIP$179,038,000
Tax returns filed540This ZIP540
Total adjusted gross income$27,170,000This ZIP$27,170,000

Land area

Land area31.63 sq miThis ZIP31.63 sq mi
Water area4.48 sq miThis ZIP4.48 sq mi

Other place names in 70723

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ZIP codes near 70723

ZIPCityDistance
70086 Saint James, LA 2.2 mi
70792 Uncle Sam, LA 3.1 mi
70743 Hester, LA 4.8 mi
70763 Paulina, LA 6.2 mi
70778 Sorrento, LA 7.2 mi
70738 Burnside, LA 7.4 mi
70071 Lutcher, LA 8.2 mi
70052 Gramercy, LA 9.2 mi
70725 Darrow, LA 9.6 mi
70718 Brittany, LA 9.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70723?

70723 is in Convent, Louisiana, in St. James Parish, part of the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.0596, -90.8402.

What county is 70723 in?

70723 lies in St. James Parish.

What area code is 70723?

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

What time zone is 70723 in?

70723 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70723?

About 1,189 people live in ZIP code 70723, in 400 households, at 37.6 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 70723?

$47,444 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70723?

The closest are 70086 (2.2 mi), 70792 (3.1 mi), 70743 (4.8 mi), 70763 (6.2 mi) and 70778 (7.2 mi).

Is 70723 a PO Box ZIP code?

70723 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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