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70778

ZIP 70778 is Sorrento, Louisiana, in Ascension Parish; area code 225; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Ascension
Metro area
Baton Rouge, LA
Population
2,742
Coordinates
30.1622, -90.8188
☼ Live from 70778 — Sorrento, LA

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Where 70778 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70778
  • 🔢 Type 70778 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLLOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,778 = 2 × 43 × 823. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010001111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70777 (Slaughter, LA, 43 mi away) and 70780 (Sunshine, LA, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70778 becomes 87707, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07877, 70787, 77078, 77087, 77708, 77807, …). The farthest-flung twin is 07877 in Swartswood, NJ, 1,169 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 58%.
  • 🎯799 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70778 and you would come out at 30.16°S, 89.18°E — 1,337 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 12m.
  • 📏 At 45.9 square miles of land, 70778 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,742This ZIP2,742
Households949This ZIP949
Housing units1,018This ZIP1,018
Median age39.2This ZIP39.2Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$101,967This ZIP$101,967Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$253,000This ZIP$253,000Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,344This ZIP$1,344Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.7%This ZIP22.7%
Mean commute24.4 minThis ZIP24.4 min
Population density59.8 / sq miThis ZIP59.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments38This ZIP38
Employees360This ZIP360
Annual payroll$21,806,000This ZIP$21,806,000
Tax returns filed1,340This ZIP1,340
Total adjusted gross income$91,222,000This ZIP$91,222,000

Land area

Land area45.86 sq miThis ZIP45.86 sq mi
Water area0.62 sq miThis ZIP0.62 sq mi

Other place names in 70778

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 70778

ZIPCityDistance
70718 Brittany, LA 4.0 mi
70707 Gonzales, LA 4.2 mi
70774 Saint Amant, LA 5.0 mi
70738 Burnside, LA 6.5 mi
70723 Convent, LA 7.2 mi
70737 Gonzales, LA 7.7 mi
70733 French Settlement, LA 8.9 mi
70086 Saint James, LA 9.1 mi
70763 Paulina, LA 9.3 mi
70792 Uncle Sam, LA 9.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70778?

70778 is in Sorrento, Louisiana, in Ascension Parish, part of the Baton Rouge, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.1622, -90.8188.

What county is 70778 in?

70778 lies in Ascension Parish.

What area code is 70778?

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

What time zone is 70778 in?

70778 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70778?

About 2,742 people live in ZIP code 70778, in 949 households, at 59.8 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 70778?

$101,967 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70778?

The closest are 70718 (4 mi), 70707 (4.2 mi), 70774 (5 mi), 70738 (6.5 mi) and 70723 (7.2 mi).

Is 70778 a PO Box ZIP code?

70778 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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