Residential delivery area · Louisiana
ZIP Code 70524: Chataignier, LA
ZIP code 70524 uses the postal name Chataignier, Louisiana and lies entirely in Evangeline Parish (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 240 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 13% of its land lies in Chataignier; 87% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- Town
- Chataignier · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Evangeline Parish
- Census places
- Chataignier
- House district
- LA-4 119th Congress
- State
- Louisiana
- Time zone
- Central
- Land area
- 2.7 sq mi · 89 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 70524?
70524 centers on 30.557°, -92.319° and covers 2.7 square miles of land. It borders 2 ZIP codes: 70535, 70586.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 70524, 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 70524 compare with the rest of Evangeline Parish?
| Measure | 70524 | In Evangeline Parish | In LA |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 243 | 12th of 12 | 472nd of 539 |
| Median household income | – | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $64k | not ranked | not ranked |
70524's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (243). 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 52% 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 70524?
The 2020 Census counted 217 people in 70524; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 243. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 243±212 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 217
- Households
- 80
- Median age
- 28.6
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 70524?
Of the 243 people the ACS estimates in 70524, 29.2% are under 18 and 6.2% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Black (not Hispanic) (74.1%), then White (not Hispanic) (25.9%).
- Under 1829.2%
- 18 to 6464.6%
- 65 and older6.2%
- Black, not Hispanic74.1%
- White, not Hispanic25.9%
- Hispanic or Latino0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
- Other or two or more0.0%
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 are homes worth in 70524?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $64,000
- Median gross rent
- $1,300
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 50.0%
- Housing units
- 108
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 70524?
4 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 1 more than in 2018 (ZIP Code Business Patterns).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).
Which ZIP codes are next to 70524?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70535 | Eunice | 18,466 | $44k | 8.5 mi |
| 70586 | Ville Platte | 19,320 | $40k | 12.0 mi |
| 70550 | Lawtell | 34 | – | 8.2 mi (near) |
| 70580 | Reddell | 340 | – | 10.5 mi (near) |
| 70554 | Mamou | 4,728 | $29k | 11.4 mi (near) |
| 70525 | Church Point | 14,687 | $45k | 11.9 mi (near) |
| 70570 | Opelousas | 37,565 | $45k | 12.7 mi (near) |
| 70516 | Branch | 1,267 | $54k | 12.9 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.