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ZIP Code 70809: Baton Rouge, LA

ZIP code 70809 uses the postal name Baton Rouge, Louisiana and lies entirely in East Baton Rouge Parish (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 26,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024), the 7th most populous of Baton Rouge's 21 residential ZIP codes. Median household income is $79,967 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in Baton Rouge (23%), Inniswold (15%) and Westminster (8%); 54% is outside any Census place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
7national area: Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas
708sectional center: Baton Rouge, LA (SCF 707)
09delivery area within it
Town
Baton Rouge · 21 residential ZIPs
Census places
Baton Rouge (23%); Inniswold (15%) census-designated place; Westminster (8%) census-designated place
Neighborhoods
Acadian Place, Audubon Terrace, Beacon Hill, Bocage, Bonaire, Brandon Hollow and 24 more GeoNames
Metro area
Baton Rouge, LA
House districts
LA-5 (94%), LA-6 (6%) 119th Congress, by share of land
Time zone
Central
Land area
14.4 sq mi · 1,789 people per sq mi
PO Box ZIPs
21 more ZIP codes use the name Baton Rouge for PO boxes or single organizations

Where is ZIP code 70809?

70809 centers on 30.394°, -91.071° and covers 14.4 square miles of land. It borders 8 ZIP codes: 70836, 70816, 70810, 70808, 70815, 70806, 70817, 70769.

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Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 70809 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 70809, 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); neighborhoods from the GeoNames gazetteer (CC BY 4.0), placed in this ZIP code by PlainZIP.

How does 70809 compare with the rest of Baton Rouge?

Rank of 70809 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure70809In Baton RougeIn East Baton Rouge ParishIn LA
People (ACS 2020-2024)25,7327th of 218th of 2854th of 539
Median household income$80k3rd of 144th of 1741st of 251
Median home value$324k4th of 164th of 2225th of 285

Its median household income is higher than in 62% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 84% of all 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 70809?

The 2020 Census counted 25,302 people in 70809; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 25,732. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 1.0% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
25,732
2020 Census count
25,302+1.0% since 2010 (25,050)
Households
11,537
Median age
36.3

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 70809?

Of the 25,732 people the ACS estimates in 70809, 20.1% are under 18 and 16.1% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (64.4%), then Black (not Hispanic) (22.1%).

  • Under 1820.1%
  • 18 to 6463.8%
  • 65 and older16.1%
Age of the people of 70809 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic64.4%
  • Black, not Hispanic22.1%
  • Hispanic or Latino5.9%
  • Other or two or more4.8%
  • Asian, not Hispanic2.8%
Race and Hispanic origin in 70809 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

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 70809 earn?

Median household income is $79,967 (ACS 2020-2024), the 4th highest of the 17 ranked ZIP codes in East Baton Rouge Parish. It fell from $93,992 in 2015-2019 (in 2024 dollars), a change larger than the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$79,967±$10,301
Income per person
$55,581
Below the poverty line
10.0%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
2.5%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
57.0%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$143,34011,600 returns; wages 48% 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 70809?

FHFA's house price index for 70809, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 41% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 26% from 2020 to 2025, and moved +0.9% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$324,000
Median gross rent
$1,437
Homes owned by their occupants
54.1%
Housing units
13,754
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Index = 100 in 1976, the first year FHFA reports for 70809; 2025: 566.5. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 70809?

2,044 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 25 more than in 2018; the most are in professional, scientific, and technical services (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Professional, scientific, and technical services364
  • Health care and social assistance258
  • Retail trade214
  • Construction180
  • Wholesale trade178
  • Finance and insurance170

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 70809?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 70809, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
70836Baton Rouge501$47k0.9 mi
70816Baton Rouge45,718$67k3.4 mi
70810Baton Rouge42,659$92k3.6 mi
70808Baton Rouge35,843$69k4.1 mi
70815Baton Rouge31,024$59k4.2 mi
70806Baton Rouge28,302$56k5.0 mi
70817Baton Rouge33,482$103k5.5 mi
70769Prairieville49,278$109k9.8 mi
70803Baton Rouge3,562–6.3 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.