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70818

ZIP 70818 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
9,370
Coordinates
30.5423, -91.0501
☼ Live from 70818 — Baton Rouge, LA

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Where 70818 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 70818
  • 🔢 Type 70818 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BIBOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,818 = 2 × 3 × 11 × 29 × 37. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010010100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70817 (Baton Rouge, LA, 12 mi away) and 70819 (Baton Rouge, LA, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70818 becomes 81807, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01887, 07188, 07881, 08817, 08871, 17088, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01887 in Wilmington, MA, 1,375 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 59%.
  • 🎯769 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70818 and you would come out at 30.54°S, 88.95°E — 1,366 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 14.8 square miles of land, 70818 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,370This ZIP9,370
Households3,884This ZIP3,884
Housing units4,260This ZIP4,260
Median age44.9This ZIP44.9Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$78,432This ZIP$78,432Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$268,200This ZIP$268,200Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,335This ZIP$1,335Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher37.1%This ZIP37.1%
Mean commute27.8 minThis ZIP27.8 min
Population density634.9 / sq miThis ZIP634.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments235This ZIP235
Employees2,864This ZIP2,864
Annual payroll$95,892,000This ZIP$95,892,000
Tax returns filed4,940This ZIP4,940
Total adjusted gross income$372,113,000This ZIP$372,113,000

Land area

Land area14.76 sq miThis ZIP14.76 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 70818

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

ZIP codes near 70818

ZIPCityDistance
70704 Baker, LA 2.6 mi
70822 Baton Rouge, LA 2.6 mi
70823 Baton Rouge, LA 2.6 mi
70826 Baton Rouge, LA 2.6 mi
70831 Baton Rouge, LA 2.6 mi
70833 Baton Rouge, LA 2.6 mi
70835 Baton Rouge, LA 2.6 mi
70837 Baton Rouge, LA 2.6 mi
70879 Baton Rouge, LA 2.6 mi
70884 Baton Rouge, LA 2.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70818?

70818 is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish, part of the Baton Rouge, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.5423, -91.0501.

What county is 70818 in?

70818 lies in East Baton Rouge Parish.

What area code is 70818?

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

What time zone is 70818 in?

70818 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70818?

About 9,370 people live in ZIP code 70818, in 3,884 households, at 634.9 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 70818?

$78,432 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70818?

The closest are 70704 (2.6 mi), 70822 (2.6 mi), 70823 (2.6 mi), 70826 (2.6 mi) and 70831 (2.6 mi).

Is 70818 a PO Box ZIP code?

70818 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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