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70739

ZIP 70739 is Greenwell Springs, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish; area code 225; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
Metro area
Baton Rouge, LA
Population
14,877
Coordinates
30.6011, -90.9653
☼ Live from 70739 — Greenwell Springs, LA

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Where 70739 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70739
  • 🔢 Type 70739 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GELOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,739 = 127 × 557. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010001010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70738 (Burnside, LA, 32 mi away) and 70740 (Grosse Tete, LA, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70739 becomes 93707 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fresno, CA, 1,696 miles away.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03779, 07739, 37079, 37097, 37709, 39077, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97370 in Philomath, OR, 2,006 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 59%.
  • 🎯768 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70739 and you would come out at 30.60°S, 89.03°E — 1,368 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 10m.
  • 📏 At 47.4 square miles of land, 70739 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 36 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population14,877This ZIP14,877
Households5,125This ZIP5,125
Housing units5,442This ZIP5,442
Median age37.4This ZIP37.4Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$106,671This ZIP$106,671Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$314,400This ZIP$314,400Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,331This ZIP$1,331Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.5%This ZIP32.5%
Mean commute30.4 minThis ZIP30.4 min
Population density314.1 / sq miThis ZIP314.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments183This ZIP183
Employees1,598This ZIP1,598
Annual payroll$77,768,000This ZIP$77,768,000
Tax returns filed5,820This ZIP5,820
Total adjusted gross income$529,683,000This ZIP$529,683,000

Land area

Land area47.37 sq miThis ZIP47.37 sq mi
Water area0.55 sq miThis ZIP0.55 sq mi

Other place names in 70739

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ZIP codes near 70739

ZIPCityDistance
70786 Watson, LA 1.4 mi
70706 Denham Springs, LA 3.5 mi
70770 Pride, LA 3.8 mi
70818 Baton Rouge, LA 6.5 mi
70704 Baker, LA 9.0 mi
70822 Baton Rouge, LA 9.0 mi
70823 Baton Rouge, LA 9.0 mi
70826 Baton Rouge, LA 9.0 mi
70831 Baton Rouge, LA 9.0 mi
70833 Baton Rouge, LA 9.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70739?

70739 is in Greenwell Springs, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish, part of the Baton Rouge, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.6011, -90.9653.

What county is 70739 in?

70739 lies in East Baton Rouge Parish.

What area code is 70739?

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

What time zone is 70739 in?

70739 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70739?

About 14,877 people live in ZIP code 70739, in 5,125 households, at 314.1 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 70739?

$106,671 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70739?

The closest are 70786 (1.4 mi), 70706 (3.5 mi), 70770 (3.8 mi), 70818 (6.5 mi) and 70704 (9 mi).

Is 70739 a PO Box ZIP code?

70739 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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