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ZIP Code 70816: Baton Rouge, LA

ZIP code 70816 uses the postal name Baton Rouge, Louisiana and lies entirely in East Baton Rouge Parish (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 46,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024), the most populous of Baton Rouge's 21 residential ZIP codes. Median household income is $67,353 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 41% of its land lies in Baton Rouge, and under 1% in smaller places; 58% 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)
16delivery area within it
Town
Baton Rouge · 21 residential ZIPs
Census places
Baton Rouge
Neighborhoods
Afton Oaks, Airline Acres, Avalon, Camelot, Cedarcrest, Centurion Place and 29 more GeoNames
Metro area
Baton Rouge, LA
House districts
LA-6 (57%), LA-5 (43%) 119th Congress, by share of land
Time zone
Central
Land area
16.3 sq mi · 2,808 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 70816?

70816 centers on 30.427°, -91.028° and covers 16.3 square miles of land plus 0.3 of water. It borders 5 ZIP codes: 70815, 70819, 70809, 70817, 70726.

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Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 70816 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 70816, 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 70816 compare with the rest of Baton Rouge?

Rank of 70816 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)
Measure70816In Baton RougeIn East Baton Rouge ParishIn LA
People (ACS 2020-2024)45,7181st of 211st of 287th of 539
Median household income$67k6th of 148th of 1783rd of 251
Median home value$240k8th of 1611th of 2272nd of 285

Its median household income is higher than in 43% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 88% 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 70816?

The 2020 Census counted 45,232 people in 70816; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 45,718. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 4.7% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
45,718
2020 Census count
45,232+4.7% since 2010 (43,194)
Households
17,989
Median age
32.5

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 70816?

Of the 45,718 people the ACS estimates in 70816, 25.6% are under 18 and 13.2% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Black (not Hispanic) (39.5%), then White (not Hispanic) (34.7%).

  • Under 1825.6%
  • 18 to 6461.1%
  • 65 and older13.2%
Age of the people of 70816 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • Black, not Hispanic39.5%
  • White, not Hispanic34.7%
  • Hispanic or Latino13.8%
  • Other or two or more7.6%
  • Asian, not Hispanic4.4%
Race and Hispanic origin in 70816 (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 70816 earn?

Median household income is $67,353 (ACS 2020-2024), the 8th highest of the 17 ranked ZIP codes in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($63,768 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$67,353
Income per person
$36,478
Below the poverty line
15.7%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
8.1%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
36.0%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$61,18018,920 returns; wages 71% 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 70816?

FHFA's house price index for 70816, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 40% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 25% from 2020 to 2025, and moved +4.5% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$240,100
Median gross rent
$1,136
Homes owned by their occupants
49.9%
Housing units
20,768
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Index = 100 in 1975, the first year FHFA reports for 70816; 2025: 482.0. 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 70816?

1,510 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 15 more than in 2018; the most are in professional, scientific, and technical services (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Professional, scientific, and technical services228
  • Retail trade187
  • Health care and social assistance178
  • Finance and insurance138
  • Accommodation and food services136
  • Other services (except public administration)133

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 70816?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 70816, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
70815Baton Rouge31,024$59k3.0 mi
70819Baton Rouge4,322$74k3.3 mi
70809Baton Rouge25,732$80k3.4 mi
70817Baton Rouge33,482$103k4.6 mi
70726Denham Springs63,575$79k7.5 mi
70836Baton Rouge501$47k4.3 mi (near)
70814Baton Rouge11,921$52k4.5 mi (near)
70806Baton Rouge28,302$56k6.0 mi (near)
70808Baton Rouge35,843$69k6.8 mi (near)

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