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70811

ZIP 70811 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
12,154
Coordinates
30.5377, -91.1349
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Where 70811 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 70811
  • 🔢 Type 70811 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IIBOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,811 = 13 × 13 × 419. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010010011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70810 (Baton Rouge, LA, 14 mi away) and 70812 (Baton Rouge, LA, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70811 becomes 11807, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01718, 10178, 11780, 17018, 17081, 17108, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01718 in Acton, MA, 1,366 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 59%.
  • 🎯767 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70811 and you would come out at 30.54°S, 88.87°E — 1,368 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 11.3 square miles of land, 70811 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,154This ZIP12,154
Households4,370This ZIP4,370
Housing units5,017This ZIP5,017
Median age41.6This ZIP41.6Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$45,523This ZIP$45,523Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$178,900This ZIP$178,900Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$943This ZIP$943Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.9%This ZIP18.9%
Mean commute25.1 minThis ZIP25.1 min
Population density1,074.2 / sq miThis ZIP1,074.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments108This ZIP108
Employees1,363This ZIP1,363
Annual payroll$67,755,000This ZIP$67,755,000
Tax returns filed5,530This ZIP5,530
Total adjusted gross income$217,199,000This ZIP$217,199,000

Land area

Land area11.31 sq miThis ZIP11.31 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 70811

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

ZIP codes near 70811

ZIPCityDistance
70873 Baton Rouge, LA 1.2 mi
70812 Baton Rouge, LA 3.0 mi
70714 Baker, LA 3.4 mi
70704 Baker, LA 3.6 mi
70822 Baton Rouge, LA 3.6 mi
70823 Baton Rouge, LA 3.6 mi
70826 Baton Rouge, LA 3.6 mi
70831 Baton Rouge, LA 3.6 mi
70833 Baton Rouge, LA 3.6 mi
70835 Baton Rouge, LA 3.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70811?

70811 is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish, part of the Baton Rouge, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.5377, -91.1349.

What county is 70811 in?

70811 lies in East Baton Rouge Parish.

What area code is 70811?

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

What time zone is 70811 in?

70811 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70811?

About 12,154 people live in ZIP code 70811, in 4,370 households, at 1,074.2 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 70811?

$45,523 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70811?

The closest are 70873 (1.2 mi), 70812 (3 mi), 70714 (3.4 mi), 70704 (3.6 mi) and 70822 (3.6 mi).

Is 70811 a PO Box ZIP code?

70811 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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