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70730

ZIP 70730 is Ethel, Louisiana, in East Feliciana Parish; area code 225; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
Metro area
Baton Rouge, LA
Population
3,990
Coordinates
30.8099, -91.0947
☼ Live from 70730 — Ethel, LA

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Where 70730 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70730
  • 🔢 Type 70730 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OELOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,730 = 2 × 5 × 11 × 643. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010001001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70729 (Erwinville, LA, 21 mi away) and 70732 (Fordoche, LA, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70730 becomes 03707, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00737, 00773, 03077, 03770, 07073, 07307, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00773 in Luquillo, PR, 1,805 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 59%.
  • 🎯752 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70730 and you would come out at 30.81°S, 88.91°E — 1,384 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 09m.
  • 📏 At 72.4 square miles of land, 70730 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 55 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,990This ZIP3,990
Households1,481This ZIP1,481
Housing units1,758This ZIP1,758
Median age39.1This ZIP39.1Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$64,977This ZIP$64,977Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$254,600This ZIP$254,600Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$738This ZIP$738Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.4%This ZIP19.4%
Mean commute37.5 minThis ZIP37.5 min
Population density55.1 / sq miThis ZIP55.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments31This ZIP31
Employees246This ZIP246
Annual payroll$12,404,000This ZIP$12,404,000
Tax returns filed1,560This ZIP1,560
Total adjusted gross income$110,059,000This ZIP$110,059,000

Land area

Land area72.43 sq miThis ZIP72.43 sq mi
Water area0.25 sq miThis ZIP0.25 sq mi

ZIP codes near 70730

ZIPCityDistance
70777 Slaughter, LA 5.0 mi
70748 Jackson, LA 6.6 mi
70789 Wilson, LA 9.1 mi
70722 Clinton, LA 9.4 mi
70791 Zachary, LA 11.7 mi
70761 Norwood, LA 11.9 mi
70770 Pride, LA 12.5 mi
70714 Baker, LA 15.5 mi
70739 Greenwell Springs, LA 16.3 mi
70874 Baton Rouge, LA 16.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70730?

70730 is in Ethel, Louisiana, in East Feliciana Parish, part of the Baton Rouge, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.8099, -91.0947.

What county is 70730 in?

70730 lies in East Feliciana Parish.

What area code is 70730?

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

What time zone is 70730 in?

70730 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70730?

About 3,990 people live in ZIP code 70730, in 1,481 households, at 55.1 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 70730?

$64,977 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70730?

The closest are 70777 (5 mi), 70748 (6.6 mi), 70789 (9.1 mi), 70722 (9.4 mi) and 70791 (11.7 mi).

Is 70730 a PO Box ZIP code?

70730 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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