Residential delivery area · Louisiana
ZIP Code 70355: Gheens, LA
ZIP code 70355 uses the postal name Gheens, Louisiana and lies entirely in Lafourche Parish (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 960 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $56,188 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- IRS2022
- Town
- Gheens · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Lafourche Parish
- Metro area
- Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA
- House district
- LA-1 119th Congress
- State
- Louisiana
- Time zone
- Central
- Land area
- 109.5 sq mi · 9 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 70355?
70355 centers on 29.687°, -90.435° and covers 109.5 square miles of land plus 4.3 of water. It borders 6 ZIP codes: 70375, 70374, 70030, 70373, 70394, 70070.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 70355, open its center on OpenStreetMap.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).
How does 70355 compare with the rest of Lafourche Parish?
| Measure | 70355 | In Lafourche Parish | In LA |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 957 | 13th of 15 | 393rd of 539 |
| Median household income | $56k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $103k | not ranked | not ranked |
70355's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (957). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 15% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).
How many people live in 70355?
The 2020 Census counted 920 people in 70355; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 957. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 11.6% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 957±357 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 920−11.6% since 2010 (1,041)
- Households
- 359
- Median age
- 33.5
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).
Who lives in 70355?
Of the 957 people the ACS estimates in 70355, 24.5% are under 18 and 18.8% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (97.5%).
- Under 1824.5%
- 18 to 6456.7%
- 65 and older18.8%
- White, not Hispanic97.5%
- Other or two or more2.5%
- Hispanic or Latino0.0%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.
What do households in 70355 earn?
Median household income is $56,188 (ACS 2020-2024). It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($75,351 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.
- Median household income
- $56,188±$33,826
- Income per person
- $33,566
- Below the poverty line
- 34.8%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 0.0%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 5.4%
- Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
- $55,792380 returns; wages 82% of AGI (IRS)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).
What are homes worth in 70355?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $102,700
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 91.1%
- Housing units
- 426
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 70355?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70375 | Mathews | 178 | – | 5.8 mi |
| 70374 | Lockport | 5,872 | $71k | 7.0 mi |
| 70030 | Des Allemands | 4,290 | $119k | 9.1 mi |
| 70373 | Larose | 5,539 | $87k | 9.7 mi |
| 70394 | Raceland | 13,395 | $64k | 10.8 mi |
| 70070 | Luling | 13,960 | $77k | 12.4 mi |
| 70343 | Bourg | 5,280 | $74k | 12.1 mi (near) |
| 70080 | Paradis | 586 | $62k | 12.7 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.