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70820

ZIP 70820 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
23,377
Coordinates
30.3654, -91.2027
☼ Live from 70820 — Baton Rouge, LA

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Where 70820 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 70820
  • 🔢 Type 70820 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZBOL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 70,820 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 3541. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010010100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 70819 (Baton Rouge, LA, 14 mi away) and 70821 (Baton Rouge, LA, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 70820 becomes 02807 — and that is a real ZIP code: Block Island, RI, 1,325 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00728, 00782, 02780, 02807, 07028, 07082, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00782 in Comerio, PR, 1,777 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 59%.
  • 🎯775 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 70820 and you would come out at 30.37°S, 88.80°E — 1,359 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 11m.
  • 📏 At 20.6 square miles of land, 70820 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population23,377This ZIP23,377
Households9,838This ZIP9,838
Housing units12,517This ZIP12,517
Median age23.6This ZIP23.6Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$47,429This ZIP$47,429Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$286,600This ZIP$286,600Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,122This ZIP$1,122Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher51.7%This ZIP51.7%
Mean commute25.6 minThis ZIP25.6 min
Population density1,135.6 / sq miThis ZIP1,135.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments204This ZIP204
Employees2,846This ZIP2,846
Annual payroll$121,273,000This ZIP$121,273,000
Tax returns filed6,820This ZIP6,820
Total adjusted gross income$450,105,000This ZIP$450,105,000

Land area

Land area20.59 sq miThis ZIP20.59 sq mi
Water area3.65 sq miThis ZIP3.65 sq mi

Other place names in 70820

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ZIP codes near 70820

ZIPCityDistance
70803 Baton Rouge, LA 3.5 mi
70893 Baton Rouge, LA 3.8 mi
70710 Addis, LA 4.0 mi
70804 Baton Rouge, LA 4.3 mi
70808 Baton Rouge, LA 4.6 mi
70780 Sunshine, LA 4.7 mi
70765 Plaquemine, LA 5.6 mi
70802 Baton Rouge, LA 5.8 mi
70719 Brusly, LA 5.8 mi
70801 Baton Rouge, LA 5.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 70820?

70820 is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish, part of the Baton Rouge, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.3654, -91.2027.

What county is 70820 in?

70820 lies in East Baton Rouge Parish.

What area code is 70820?

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

What time zone is 70820 in?

70820 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 70820?

About 23,377 people live in ZIP code 70820, in 9,838 households, at 1,135.6 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 70820?

$47,429 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 70820?

The closest are 70803 (3.5 mi), 70893 (3.8 mi), 70710 (4 mi), 70804 (4.3 mi) and 70808 (4.6 mi).

Is 70820 a PO Box ZIP code?

70820 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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