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70805

ZIP 70805 is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish; area code 225; Central time. Baton Rouge has 42 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
Metro area
Baton Rouge, LA
Population
23,288
Coordinates
30.4889, -91.1583
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Where 70805 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70805
  • 🔢 Type 70805 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOBOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,805 = 5 × 7 × 7 × 17 × 17. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010010010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70804 (Baton Rouge, LA, 7 mi away) and 70806 (Baton Rouge, LA, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70805 becomes 50807, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00785, 07058, 07508, 07850, 08057, 08075, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00785 in Guayama, PR, 1,793 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 59%.
  • 🎯769 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70805 and you would come out at 30.49°S, 88.84°E — 1,366 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 10m.
  • 📏 At 11.4 square miles of land, 70805 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population23,288This ZIP23,288
Households9,021This ZIP9,021
Housing units11,480This ZIP11,480
Median age35.4This ZIP35.4Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$25,397This ZIP$25,397Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$108,500This ZIP$108,500Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$834This ZIP$834Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.8%This ZIP10.8%
Mean commute22.9 minThis ZIP22.9 min
Population density2,048.9 / sq miThis ZIP2,048.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments435This ZIP435
Employees8,633This ZIP8,633
Annual payroll$732,290,000This ZIP$732,290,000
Tax returns filed9,730This ZIP9,730
Total adjusted gross income$273,561,000This ZIP$273,561,000

Land area

Land area11.37 sq miThis ZIP11.37 sq mi
Water area0.64 sq miThis ZIP0.64 sq mi

Other place names in 70805

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

ZIP codes near 70805

ZIPCityDistance
70892 Baton Rouge, LA 2.6 mi
70891 Baton Rouge, LA 2.8 mi
70812 Baton Rouge, LA 2.9 mi
70825 Baton Rouge, LA 3.1 mi
70802 Baton Rouge, LA 3.2 mi
70801 Baton Rouge, LA 3.2 mi
70806 Baton Rouge, LA 3.4 mi
70813 Baton Rouge, LA 3.6 mi
70811 Baton Rouge, LA 3.6 mi
70873 Baton Rouge, LA 3.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70805?

70805 is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish, part of the Baton Rouge, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.4889, -91.1583.

What county is 70805 in?

70805 lies in East Baton Rouge Parish.

What area code is 70805?

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

What time zone is 70805 in?

70805 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70805?

About 23,288 people live in ZIP code 70805, in 9,021 households, at 2,048.9 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 70805?

$25,397 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70805?

The closest are 70892 (2.6 mi), 70891 (2.8 mi), 70812 (2.9 mi), 70825 (3.1 mi) and 70802 (3.2 mi).

Is 70805 a PO Box ZIP code?

70805 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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