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70791

ZIP 70791 is Zachary, Louisiana, mostly in East Baton Rouge Parish; area code 225; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
East Baton Rouge +1 more
Metro area
Baton Rouge, LA
Population
30,385
Coordinates
30.6496, -91.1576
☼ Live from 70791 — Zachary, LA

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Where 70791 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70791
  • 🔢 Type 70791 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IGLOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,791 = 3 × 7 × 3371. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010010000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70789 (Wilson, LA, 21 mi away) and 70792 (Uncle Sam, LA, 48 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70791 becomes 19707 — and that is a real ZIP code: Hockessin, DE, 1,075 miles away.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07719, 09177, 09717, 10977, 17097, 17970, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09177 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,127 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 59%.
  • 🎯759 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70791 and you would come out at 30.65°S, 88.84°E — 1,376 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 119.1 square miles of land, 70791 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 90 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population30,385This ZIP30,385
Households11,809This ZIP11,809
Housing units12,489This ZIP12,489
Median age39.5This ZIP39.5Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$78,263This ZIP$78,263Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$268,000This ZIP$268,000Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,439This ZIP$1,439Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.8%This ZIP35.8%
Mean commute27.9 minThis ZIP27.9 min
Population density255.2 / sq miThis ZIP255.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments496This ZIP496
Employees6,710This ZIP6,710
Annual payroll$332,587,000This ZIP$332,587,000
Tax returns filed13,170This ZIP13,170
Total adjusted gross income$1,003,102,000This ZIP$1,003,102,000

Land area

Land area119.06 sq miThis ZIP119.06 sq mi
Water area4.41 sq miThis ZIP4.41 sq mi

Counties 70791 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
East Baton Rouge Parish 96.4%
East Feliciana Parish 3.6%

Other place names in 70791

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ZIP codes near 70791

ZIPCityDistance
70714 Baker, LA 4.7 mi
70874 Baton Rouge, LA 5.0 mi
70807 Baton Rouge, LA 7.2 mi
70777 Slaughter, LA 7.8 mi
70811 Baton Rouge, LA 7.9 mi
70873 Baton Rouge, LA 8.6 mi
70813 Baton Rouge, LA 8.7 mi
70770 Pride, LA 9.8 mi
70818 Baton Rouge, LA 9.8 mi
70704 Baker, LA 10.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70791?

70791 is in Zachary, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish, part of the Baton Rouge, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.6496, -91.1576.

What county is 70791 in?

70791 spans 2 counties: East Baton Rouge Parish and East Feliciana Parish. Most of it falls in East Baton Rouge Parish, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 70791?

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

What time zone is 70791 in?

70791 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70791?

About 30,385 people live in ZIP code 70791, in 11,809 households, at 255.2 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 70791?

$78,263 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70791?

The closest are 70714 (4.7 mi), 70874 (5 mi), 70807 (7.2 mi), 70777 (7.8 mi) and 70811 (7.9 mi).

Is 70791 a PO Box ZIP code?

70791 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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