ZIP code · Baton Rouge · Louisiana · United States
ZIP code 70817 — Baton Rouge
ZIP code 70817 serves Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
- Postal code
- 70817Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Baton Rouge
- County
- East Baton Rouge Parish FIPS 22033
- State
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 30.3904, -91.0021 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 33,237 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 1,310 / sq mi
- Land area
- 25.4 sq mi (65.7 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $102,878
- Per-capita income
- $55,748
- Median age
- 40.5
- Households
- 13,627
- Housing units
- 14,106
- Median home value
- $288,400
- Median gross rent
- $1,363 / month
- Congressional districts
- LA-5 (also LA-6) (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
- 225Telephone 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.
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Map of ZIP code 70817
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Aug (avg high 91°F), coldest Jan (avg low 40°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 61 | 65 | 71 | 78 | 84 | 89 | 91 | 91 | 88 | 80 | 70 | 63 |
| Avg low °F | 40 | 44 | 50 | 56 | 65 | 71 | 73 | 72 | 68 | 57 | 47 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.8 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 5.2 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: LSU BEN-HUR FARM (10.0 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 70817
- 12 schools
- 10 hospitals & clinics
- 3 doctors & dentists
- 3 pharmacies
- 6 supermarkets
- 36 restaurants & cafés
- 13 parks
- 16 playgrounds
- 6 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 15 places of worship
- 7 banks
- 8 gas stations
- 5 police & fire stations
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.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page