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70808

ZIP 70808 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
35,843
Coordinates
30.4041, -91.1391
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Where 70808 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70808
  • 🔢 Type 70808 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOBOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,808 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 53 × 167. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010010011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70807 (Baton Rouge, LA, 11 mi away) and 70809 (Baton Rouge, LA, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70808 becomes 80807 — and that is a real ZIP code: Burlington, CO, 879 miles away.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07088, 07880, 08078, 08087, 08807, 08870, …). The farthest-flung twin is 07088 in Vauxhall, NJ, 1,182 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 59%.
  • 🎯774 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70808 and you would come out at 30.40°S, 88.86°E — 1,360 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 11m.
  • 📏 At 12.0 square miles of land, 70808 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population35,843This ZIP35,843
Households15,931This ZIP15,931
Housing units18,606This ZIP18,606
Median age31.5This ZIP31.5Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$69,418This ZIP$69,418Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$409,900This ZIP$409,900Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,352This ZIP$1,352Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher67.6%This ZIP67.6%
Mean commute18.1 minThis ZIP18.1 min
Population density2,991.9 / sq miThis ZIP2,991.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,197This ZIP1,197
Employees23,596This ZIP23,596
Annual payroll$1,405,032,000This ZIP$1,405,032,000
Tax returns filed13,520This ZIP13,520
Total adjusted gross income$2,225,488,000This ZIP$2,225,488,000

Land area

Land area11.98 sq miThis ZIP11.98 sq mi
Water area0.38 sq miThis ZIP0.38 sq mi

Other place names in 70808

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

ZIP codes near 70808

ZIPCityDistance
70804 Baton Rouge, LA 1.3 mi
70893 Baton Rouge, LA 2.0 mi
70803 Baton Rouge, LA 2.1 mi
70806 Baton Rouge, LA 3.2 mi
70891 Baton Rouge, LA 3.2 mi
70892 Baton Rouge, LA 3.3 mi
70836 Baton Rouge, LA 3.5 mi
70802 Baton Rouge, LA 3.6 mi
70827 Baton Rouge, LA 3.9 mi
70809 Baton Rouge, LA 4.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70808?

70808 is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish, part of the Baton Rouge, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.4041, -91.1391.

What county is 70808 in?

70808 lies in East Baton Rouge Parish.

What area code is 70808?

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

What time zone is 70808 in?

70808 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70808?

About 35,843 people live in ZIP code 70808, in 15,931 households, at 2,991.9 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 70808?

$69,418 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70808?

The closest are 70804 (1.3 mi), 70893 (2 mi), 70803 (2.1 mi), 70806 (3.2 mi) and 70891 (3.2 mi).

Is 70808 a PO Box ZIP code?

70808 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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