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70762

ZIP 70762 is Oscar, 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
895
Coordinates
30.5783, -91.4647
☼ Live from 70762 — Oscar, LA

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Where 70762 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70762
  • 🔢 Type 70762 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgLOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,762 = 2 × 35381. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010001101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70761 (Norwood, LA, 37 mi away) and 70763 (Paulina, LA, 57 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70762 becomes 26707 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bayard, WV, 906 miles away.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02767, 06277, 07627, 07726, 07762, 20677, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02767 in Raynham, MA, 1,376 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
  • 🎯754 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70762 and you would come out at 30.58°S, 88.54°E — 1,379 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 20.6 square miles of land, 70762 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population895This ZIP895
Households310This ZIP310
Housing units560This ZIP560
Median age41.2This ZIP41.2Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$88,313This ZIP$88,313Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$286,300This ZIP$286,300Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher35.0%This ZIP35.0%
Mean commute28.6 minThis ZIP28.6 min
Population density43.5 / sq miThis ZIP43.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees71This ZIP71
Annual payroll$2,520,000This ZIP$2,520,000
Tax returns filed510This ZIP510
Total adjusted gross income$52,884,000This ZIP$52,884,000

Land area

Land area20.55 sq miThis ZIP20.55 sq mi
Water area1.46 sq miThis ZIP1.46 sq mi

ZIP codes near 70762

ZIPCityDistance
70752 Lakeland, LA 3.1 mi
70749 Jarreau, LA 3.6 mi
70755 Livonia, LA 4.0 mi
70773 Rougon, LA 5.6 mi
70783 Ventress, LA 6.9 mi
70729 Erwinville, LA 7.2 mi
70732 Fordoche, LA 8.2 mi
70736 Glynn, LA 8.4 mi
70760 New Roads, LA 8.5 mi
70772 Rosedale, LA 9.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70762?

70762 is in Oscar, Louisiana, in Pointe Coupee Parish, part of the Baton Rouge, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.5783, -91.4647.

What county is 70762 in?

70762 lies in Pointe Coupee Parish.

What area code is 70762?

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

What time zone is 70762 in?

70762 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70762?

About 895 people live in ZIP code 70762, in 310 households, at 43.5 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 70762?

$88,313 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70762?

The closest are 70752 (3.1 mi), 70749 (3.6 mi), 70755 (4 mi), 70773 (5.6 mi) and 70783 (6.9 mi).

Is 70762 a PO Box ZIP code?

70762 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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