PlainZIP

Sulphur, LA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Sulphur, LA: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 38,893. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage

ACS city ledger plate

Sheet SULPHUR-LA · Sulphur, LA 2 ZIPs · 38,893 pop · #10844/25278 · Calcasieu Parish

INC-HIGH · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $75,640
  • RANK-MID #10844/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bell City
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 81% owners
  • POP-SMALL 38,893
  • SPREAD-MOD 70663→70665
  • HOME-MID $208,700

Nearest income peer: Bell City, LA ( $1,382 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Sulphur

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Sulphur on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Sulphur, LA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 43%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
38,893
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$75,640
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (2) - lead code 70663 (28,150 residents). Household income $75,640 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Sulphur as a pure owner town.

Within Louisiana, Metairie is the closest lower-income city and Clinton the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 5 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Sulphur.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Sulphur differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Sulphur: $64,707 in ZIP 70663 to $86,573 in 70665. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.3×

70663 to 70665

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.3×

70663 to 70665

Poverty-rate spread
1.3 points

70665 to 70663

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

ZIP 70663 swallows Sulphur's short list

Across only 2 ZIPs, 70663 still holds about 72% of Sulphur's 38,893 residents. The secondary codes are thin edges; treat the city average as a near-reprint of the lead ZIP.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Sulphur

Citywide ZBP: 916 establishments, 14,889 employees , annual payroll $931,803k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 70663 (678 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (146) · also Construction · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Sulphur, LA

These ZIP codes sit in Calcasieu Parish, which covers 14 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Sulphur. See the Calcasieu Parish roll-up →

Sulphur sits in the upper half of Calcasieu Parish on income: Lake Charles, Westlake and Iowa report less, while Hayes reports more. Hayes marks the far end of that range at $128,906, 70% above Sulphur.

Side-by-side: Compare 70663 vs 70665 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
70663 28,150 $64,707 678 112
70665 10,743 $86,573 238 26
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Sulphur roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Sulphur, .