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70740

ZIP 70740 is Grosse Tete, Louisiana, in Iberville Parish; area code 225; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Iberville
Metro area
Baton Rouge, LA
Population
975
Coordinates
30.3175, -91.4360
☼ Live from 70740 — Grosse Tete, LA

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Where 70740 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70740
  • 🔢 Type 70740 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhLOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,740 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 131. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010001010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70739 (Greenwell Springs, LA, 34 mi away) and 70743 (Hester, LA, 45 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70740 becomes 04707, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04077, 07047, 07074, 07407, 07470, 07704, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04077 in South Casco, ME, 1,479 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
  • 🎯771 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70740 and you would come out at 30.32°S, 88.56°E — 1,362 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 11m.
  • 📏 At 84.6 square miles of land, 70740 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 64 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population975This ZIP975
Households353This ZIP353
Housing units480This ZIP480
Median age34.1This ZIP34.1Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$57,371This ZIP$57,371Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$124,200This ZIP$124,200Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher7.2%This ZIP7.2%
Mean commute39.3 minThis ZIP39.3 min
Population density11.5 / sq miThis ZIP11.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees134This ZIP134
Annual payroll$3,848,000This ZIP$3,848,000
Tax returns filed540This ZIP540
Total adjusted gross income$35,909,000This ZIP$35,909,000

Land area

Land area84.57 sq miThis ZIP84.57 sq mi
Water area0.63 sq miThis ZIP0.63 sq mi

Other place names in 70740

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ZIP codes near 70740

ZIPCityDistance
70757 Maringouin, LA 6.7 mi
70772 Rosedale, LA 8.5 mi
70719 Brusly, LA 8.7 mi
70764 Plaquemine, LA 9.6 mi
70710 Addis, LA 10.4 mi
70765 Plaquemine, LA 12.2 mi
70767 Port Allen, LA 12.9 mi
70820 Baton Rouge, LA 14.3 mi
70780 Sunshine, LA 15.0 mi
70803 Baton Rouge, LA 16.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70740?

70740 is in Grosse Tete, Louisiana, in Iberville Parish, part of the Baton Rouge, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.3175, -91.4360.

What county is 70740 in?

70740 lies in Iberville Parish.

What area code is 70740?

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

What time zone is 70740 in?

70740 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70740?

About 975 people live in ZIP code 70740, in 353 households, at 11.5 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 70740?

$57,371 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70740?

The closest are 70757 (6.7 mi), 70772 (8.5 mi), 70719 (8.7 mi), 70764 (9.6 mi) and 70710 (10.4 mi).

Is 70740 a PO Box ZIP code?

70740 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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