ZIP code · Lake Charles · Louisiana · United States
ZIP code 70601 — Lake Charles
ZIP code 70601 serves Lake Charles, Louisiana.
- Postal code
- 70601Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Lake Charles
- County
- Calcasieu FIPS 22019
- State
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 30.2285, -93.1880 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 31,843 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 1,975 / sq mi
- Land area
- 16.1 sq mi (41.8 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $49,545
- Per-capita income
- $35,522
- Median age
- 38.2
- Households
- 12,732
- Housing units
- 16,811
- Median home value
- $164,300
- Median gross rent
- $938 / month
- Congressional district
- 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 70601
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Aug (avg high 93°F), coldest Jan (avg low 43°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 63 | 67 | 73 | 79 | 85 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 89 | 82 | 72 | 65 |
| Avg low °F | 43 | 47 | 53 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 76 | 75 | 71 | 60 | 51 | 45 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.6 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: LAKE CHARLES (7.3 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 70601
- 31 schools
- 8 hospitals & clinics
- 2 doctors & dentists
- 1 pharmacies
- 4 supermarkets
- 70 restaurants & cafés
- 10 bars & pubs
- 21 parks
- 7 playgrounds
- 4 gyms & sports centres
- 2 libraries
- 4 post offices
- 69 places of worship
- 4 banks
- 18 gas stations
- 2 EV charging 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