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70809

ZIP 70809 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
25,732
Coordinates
30.3940, -91.0706
☼ Live from 70809 — Baton Rouge, LA

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Where 70809 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 70809
  • 🔢 Type 70809 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOBOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,809 = 3 × 23603. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010010011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70808 (Baton Rouge, LA, 4 mi away) and 70810 (Baton Rouge, LA, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70809 becomes 90807 — and that is a real ZIP code: Long Beach, CA, 1,600 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00978, 00987, 07890, 07980, 08079, 08097, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09078 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,937 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 59%.
  • 🎯777 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70809 and you would come out at 30.39°S, 88.93°E — 1,357 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 14.4 square miles of land, 70809 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population25,732This ZIP25,732
Households11,537This ZIP11,537
Housing units13,754This ZIP13,754
Median age36.3This ZIP36.3Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$79,967This ZIP$79,967Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$324,000This ZIP$324,000Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,437This ZIP$1,437Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher57.0%This ZIP57.0%
Mean commute20.7 minThis ZIP20.7 min
Population density1,788.9 / sq miThis ZIP1,788.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments2,044This ZIP2,044
Employees73,058This ZIP73,058
Annual payroll$4,785,412,000This ZIP$4,785,412,000
Tax returns filed11,600This ZIP11,600
Total adjusted gross income$1,662,740,000This ZIP$1,662,740,000

Land area

Land area14.38 sq miThis ZIP14.38 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 70809

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ZIP codes near 70809

ZIPCityDistance
70836 Baton Rouge, LA 0.9 mi
70827 Baton Rouge, LA 2.8 mi
70816 Baton Rouge, LA 3.4 mi
70810 Baton Rouge, LA 3.6 mi
70804 Baton Rouge, LA 3.8 mi
70808 Baton Rouge, LA 4.1 mi
70815 Baton Rouge, LA 4.2 mi
70821 Baton Rouge, LA 4.9 mi
70806 Baton Rouge, LA 5.0 mi
70817 Baton Rouge, LA 5.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70809?

70809 is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish, part of the Baton Rouge, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.3940, -91.0706.

What county is 70809 in?

70809 lies in East Baton Rouge Parish.

What area code is 70809?

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

What time zone is 70809 in?

70809 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70809?

About 25,732 people live in ZIP code 70809, in 11,537 households, at 1,788.9 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 70809?

$79,967 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70809?

The closest are 70836 (0.9 mi), 70827 (2.8 mi), 70816 (3.4 mi), 70810 (3.6 mi) and 70804 (3.8 mi).

Is 70809 a PO Box ZIP code?

70809 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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