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70749

ZIP 70749 is Jarreau, Louisiana, in Pointe Coupee Parish; area code 225; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Pointe Coupee
Metro area
Baton Rouge, LA
Population
1,701
Coordinates
30.6296, -91.4507
☼ Live from 70749 — Jarreau, LA

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Where 70749 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70749
  • 🔢 Type 70749 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhLOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,749 = 3 × 3 × 7 × 1123. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010001011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70748 (Jackson, LA, 19 mi away) and 70750 (Krotz Springs, LA, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70749 becomes 94707 — and that is a real ZIP code: Berkeley, CA, 1,821 miles away.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04779, 07974, 09747, 09774, 40977, 47907, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09747 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,756 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
  • 🎯752 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70749 and you would come out at 30.63°S, 88.55°E — 1,382 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 13.7 square miles of land, 70749 is bigger than 31% of ZIP codes — room for about 10 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,701This ZIP1,701
Households729This ZIP729
Housing units980This ZIP980
Median age37.6This ZIP37.6Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$54,375This ZIP$54,375Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$227,300This ZIP$227,300Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher12.3%This ZIP12.3%
Mean commute31.1 minThis ZIP31.1 min
Population density124.5 / sq miThis ZIP124.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees95This ZIP95
Annual payroll$7,007,000This ZIP$7,007,000
Tax returns filed600This ZIP600
Total adjusted gross income$42,780,000This ZIP$42,780,000

Land area

Land area13.66 sq miThis ZIP13.66 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

ZIP codes near 70749

ZIPCityDistance
70752 Lakeland, LA 3.1 mi
70783 Ventress, LA 3.4 mi
70762 Oscar, LA 3.6 mi
70773 Rougon, LA 5.1 mi
70760 New Roads, LA 5.2 mi
70755 Livonia, LA 5.3 mi
70736 Glynn, LA 6.7 mi
70729 Erwinville, LA 6.9 mi
70732 Fordoche, LA 8.0 mi
70759 Morganza, LA 9.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70749?

70749 is in Jarreau, Louisiana, in Pointe Coupee Parish, part of the Baton Rouge, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.6296, -91.4507.

What county is 70749 in?

70749 lies in Pointe Coupee Parish.

What area code is 70749?

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

What time zone is 70749 in?

70749 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70749?

About 1,701 people live in ZIP code 70749, in 729 households, at 124.5 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 70749?

$54,375 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70749?

The closest are 70752 (3.1 mi), 70783 (3.4 mi), 70762 (3.6 mi), 70773 (5.1 mi) and 70760 (5.2 mi).

Is 70749 a PO Box ZIP code?

70749 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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