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70816

ZIP 70816 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
45,718
Coordinates
30.4269, -91.0278
☼ Live from 70816 — Baton Rouge, LA

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Where 70816 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 70816
  • 🔢 Type 70816 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIBOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,816 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2213. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010010100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70815 (Baton Rouge, LA, 3 mi away) and 70817 (Baton Rouge, LA, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70816 becomes 61807, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01867, 01876, 06781, 06817, 16870, 17068, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01867 in Reading, MA, 1,381 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 70816 and you would come out at 30.43°S, 88.97°E — 1,359 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 16.3 square miles of land, 70816 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population45,718This ZIP45,718
Households17,989This ZIP17,989
Housing units20,768This ZIP20,768
Median age32.5This ZIP32.5Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$67,353This ZIP$67,353Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$240,100This ZIP$240,100Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,136This ZIP$1,136Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.0%This ZIP36.0%
Mean commute23.7 minThis ZIP23.7 min
Population density2,808.4 / sq miThis ZIP2,808.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,510This ZIP1,510
Employees25,225This ZIP25,225
Annual payroll$1,476,185,000This ZIP$1,476,185,000
Tax returns filed18,920This ZIP18,920
Total adjusted gross income$1,157,527,000This ZIP$1,157,527,000

Land area

Land area16.28 sq miThis ZIP16.28 sq mi
Water area0.26 sq miThis ZIP0.26 sq mi

Other place names in 70816

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ZIP codes near 70816

ZIPCityDistance
70821 Baton Rouge, LA 2.6 mi
70815 Baton Rouge, LA 3.0 mi
70827 Baton Rouge, LA 3.3 mi
70819 Baton Rouge, LA 3.3 mi
70809 Baton Rouge, LA 3.4 mi
70836 Baton Rouge, LA 4.3 mi
70814 Baton Rouge, LA 4.5 mi
70817 Baton Rouge, LA 4.6 mi
70806 Baton Rouge, LA 6.0 mi
70808 Baton Rouge, LA 6.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70816?

70816 is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish, part of the Baton Rouge, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.4269, -91.0278.

What county is 70816 in?

70816 lies in East Baton Rouge Parish.

What area code is 70816?

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

What time zone is 70816 in?

70816 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70816?

About 45,718 people live in ZIP code 70816, in 17,989 households, at 2,808.4 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 70816?

$67,353 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70816?

The closest are 70821 (2.6 mi), 70815 (3 mi), 70827 (3.3 mi), 70819 (3.3 mi) and 70809 (3.4 mi).

Is 70816 a PO Box ZIP code?

70816 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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