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ZIP Code 70810: Baton Rouge, LA

ZIP code 70810 uses the postal name Baton Rouge, Louisiana and lies entirely in East Baton Rouge Parish (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 43,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024), the 2nd most populous of Baton Rouge's 21 residential ZIP codes. Median household income is $92,098 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in Oak Hills Place (12%), Village St. George (9%) and Baton Rouge (6%), and 4% in smaller places; 70% 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)
10delivery area within it
Town
Baton Rouge · 21 residential ZIPs
Census places
Oak Hills Place (12%) census-designated place; Village St. George (9%) census-designated place; Baton Rouge (6%)
Neighborhoods
Chatsworth Acres, Kings Hill, Mayfair Heights, Mayfair Park, Mayfair Park North, Wildwood and 1 more GeoNames
Metro area
Baton Rouge, LA
House districts
LA-6 (63%), LA-5 (37%) 119th Congress, by share of land
Time zone
Central
Land area
26.2 sq mi · 1,628 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 70810?

70810 centers on 30.345°, -91.094° and covers 26.2 square miles of land plus 0.1 of water. It borders 6 ZIP codes: 70836, 70809, 70808, 70776, 70820, 70769.

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Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 70810 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 70810, 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 70810 compare with the rest of Baton Rouge?

Rank of 70810 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)
Measure70810In Baton RougeIn East Baton Rouge ParishIn LA
People (ACS 2020-2024)42,6592nd of 212nd of 289th of 539
Median household income$92k2nd of 143rd of 1719th of 251
Median home value$365k2nd of 162nd of 2215th of 285

Its median household income is higher than in 75% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 83% 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 70810?

The 2020 Census counted 42,472 people in 70810; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 42,659. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 11.8% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
42,659
2020 Census count
42,472+11.8% since 2010 (37,980)
Households
16,683
Median age
38.3

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 70810?

Of the 42,659 people the ACS estimates in 70810, 22.5% are under 18 and 18.4% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (54.5%), then Black (not Hispanic) (28.1%).

  • Under 1822.5%
  • 18 to 6459.1%
  • 65 and older18.4%
Age of the people of 70810 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic54.5%
  • Black, not Hispanic28.1%
  • Hispanic or Latino7.9%
  • Asian, not Hispanic6.4%
  • Other or two or more3.1%
Race and Hispanic origin in 70810 (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 70810 earn?

Median household income is $92,098 (ACS 2020-2024), the 3rd highest of the 17 ranked ZIP codes in East Baton Rouge Parish. It fell from $106,099 in 2015-2019 (in 2024 dollars), a change larger than the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$92,098
Income per person
$56,568
Below the poverty line
9.8%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
5.7%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
55.9%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$155,19319,690 returns; wages 52% 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 70810?

FHFA's house price index for 70810, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 47% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 29% from 2020 to 2025, and moved +5.0% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$365,000
Median gross rent
$1,400
Homes owned by their occupants
67.4%
Housing units
19,223
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Index = 100 in 1978, the first year FHFA reports for 70810; 2025: 409.3. 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 70810?

1,324 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 184 more than in 2018; the most are in professional, scientific, and technical services (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Professional, scientific, and technical services250
  • Health care and social assistance173
  • Retail trade156
  • Other services (except public administration)123
  • Accommodation and food services118
  • Finance and insurance103

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 70810?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 70810, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
70836Baton Rouge501$47k3.0 mi
70809Baton Rouge25,732$80k3.6 mi
70808Baton Rouge35,843$69k4.9 mi
70776Saint Gabriel7,100$97k5.9 mi
70820Baton Rouge23,377$47k6.6 mi
70769Prairieville49,278$109k9.5 mi
70780Sunshine487$89k6.3 mi (near)
70803Baton Rouge3,562–6.5 mi (near)
70816Baton Rouge45,718$67k6.9 mi (near)

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