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70812

ZIP 70812 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
11,007
Coordinates
30.5002, -91.1105
☼ Live from 70812 — Baton Rouge, LA

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Where 70812 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 70812
  • 🔢 Type 70812 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIBOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,812 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 7 × 281. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010010011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70811 (Baton Rouge, LA, 3 mi away) and 70813 (Baton Rouge, LA, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70812 becomes 21807, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 67 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01827, 02187, 02718, 02817, 02871, 07821, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02187 in Milton Village, MA, 1,374 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 59%.
  • 🎯770 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70812 and you would come out at 30.50°S, 88.89°E — 1,365 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 4.5 square miles of land, 70812 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,007This ZIP11,007
Households3,751This ZIP3,751
Housing units4,360This ZIP4,360
Median age35.1This ZIP35.1Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$37,006This ZIP$37,006Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$137,000This ZIP$137,000Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,288This ZIP$1,288Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.3%This ZIP17.3%
Mean commute25.5 minThis ZIP25.5 min
Population density2,455.3 / sq miThis ZIP2,455.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments34This ZIP34
Employees341This ZIP341
Annual payroll$15,358,000This ZIP$15,358,000
Tax returns filed4,540This ZIP4,540
Total adjusted gross income$146,804,000This ZIP$146,804,000

Land area

Land area4.48 sq miThis ZIP4.48 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 70812

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

ZIP codes near 70812

ZIPCityDistance
70704 Baker, LA 2.1 mi
70822 Baton Rouge, LA 2.1 mi
70823 Baton Rouge, LA 2.1 mi
70826 Baton Rouge, LA 2.1 mi
70831 Baton Rouge, LA 2.1 mi
70833 Baton Rouge, LA 2.1 mi
70835 Baton Rouge, LA 2.1 mi
70837 Baton Rouge, LA 2.1 mi
70879 Baton Rouge, LA 2.1 mi
70884 Baton Rouge, LA 2.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70812?

70812 is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish, part of the Baton Rouge, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.5002, -91.1105.

What county is 70812 in?

70812 lies in East Baton Rouge Parish.

What area code is 70812?

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

What time zone is 70812 in?

70812 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70812?

About 11,007 people live in ZIP code 70812, in 3,751 households, at 2,455.3 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 70812?

$37,006 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70812?

The closest are 70704 (2.1 mi), 70822 (2.1 mi), 70823 (2.1 mi), 70826 (2.1 mi) and 70831 (2.1 mi).

Is 70812 a PO Box ZIP code?

70812 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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