ZIP code · Lafayette · Louisiana · United States
ZIP code 70501 — Lafayette
ZIP code 70501 serves Lafayette, Louisiana.
- Postal code
- 70501Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Lafayette
- County
- Lafayette FIPS 22055
- State
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 30.2361, -92.0083 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 26,956 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 1,761 / sq mi
- Land area
- 15.3 sq mi (39.7 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $31,723
- Per-capita income
- $18,636
- Median age
- 36.8
- Households
- 10,686
- Housing units
- 12,657
- Median home value
- $117,200
- Median gross rent
- $867 / month
- Congressional districts
- LA-6 (also LA-3) (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
- 337Telephone 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 70501
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Aug (avg high 92°F), coldest Jan (avg low 44°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 62 | 66 | 73 | 79 | 86 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 89 | 81 | 72 | 64 |
| Avg low °F | 44 | 47 | 53 | 59 | 67 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 70 | 60 | 50 | 45 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.0 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: LAFAYETTE RGNL AP (2.5 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 70501
- 30 schools
- 1 hospitals & clinics
- 2 pharmacies
- 2 supermarkets
- 30 restaurants & cafés
- 8 bars & pubs
- 18 parks
- 5 playgrounds
- 1 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 25 places of worship
- 10 gas stations
- 2 EV charging stations
- 3 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