ZIP code · Baton Rouge · Louisiana · United States

ZIP code 70802 — Baton Rouge

ZIP code 70802 serves Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Postal code
70802
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Baton Rouge
County
East Baton Rouge Parish FIPS 22033
State
Louisiana
Country
United States
Coordinates
30.4438, -91.1775 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
23,964 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
3,390 / sq mi
Land area
7.1 sq mi (18.3 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$34,082
Per-capita income
$23,968
Median age
31.9
Households
9,816
Housing units
13,887
Median home value
$105,100
Median gross rent
$935 / month
Congressional districts
LA-6 (also LA-5) (119th Congress)
USDA hardiness zone
9a (20 to 25 °F)
Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
Time zone
America/Chicago (UTC−6 / UTC−5 DST)
Area code
225
Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.

Climate — monthly normals

Warmest month Aug (avg high 91°F), coldest Jan (avg low 40°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F616571788489919188807063
Avg low °F404450566571737268574742
Precip in5.84.74.44.95.66.54.76.14.54.24.05.2

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: LSU BEN-HUR FARM (5.5 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 70802

Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology

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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.

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