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ZIP Code 70817: Baton Rouge, LA

ZIP code 70817 uses the postal name Baton Rouge, Louisiana and lies entirely in East Baton Rouge Parish (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 33,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024), the 4th most populous of Baton Rouge's 21 residential ZIP codes. Median household income is $102,639 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in Shenandoah (24%) and Old Jefferson (14%); 62% 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)
17delivery area within it
Town
Baton Rouge · 21 residential ZIPs
Census places
Shenandoah (24%) census-designated place; Old Jefferson (14%) census-designated place
Neighborhood
Hickory Ridge GeoNames
Metro area
Baton Rouge, LA
House districts
LA-5 (97%), LA-6 (3%) 119th Congress, by share of land
Time zone
Central
Land area
25.4 sq mi · 1,319 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 70817?

70817 centers on 30.375°, -90.980° and covers 25.4 square miles of land plus 0.4 of water. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 70816, 70769, 70809, 70726.

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Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 70817 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 70817, 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 70817 compare with the rest of Baton Rouge?

Rank of 70817 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)
Measure70817In Baton RougeIn East Baton Rouge ParishIn LA
People (ACS 2020-2024)33,4824th of 214th of 2832nd of 539
Median household income$103k1st of 142nd of 178th of 251
Median home value$294k5th of 166th of 2236th of 285

Its median household income is higher than in 83% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 81% 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 70817?

The 2020 Census counted 35,025 people in 70817; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 33,482. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 12.3% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
33,482
2020 Census count
35,025+12.3% since 2010 (31,192)
Households
13,690
Median age
40.0

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 70817?

Of the 33,482 people the ACS estimates in 70817, 24.8% are under 18 and 21.1% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (63.1%), then Black (not Hispanic) (21.6%).

  • Under 1824.8%
  • 18 to 6454.1%
  • 65 and older21.1%
Age of the people of 70817 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic63.1%
  • Black, not Hispanic21.6%
  • Other or two or more6.9%
  • Hispanic or Latino5.4%
  • Asian, not Hispanic3.0%
Race and Hispanic origin in 70817 (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 70817 earn?

Median household income is $102,639 (ACS 2020-2024), the 2nd highest of the 17 ranked ZIP codes in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($107,713 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$102,639±$10,937
Income per person
$54,515
Below the poverty line
8.6%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
5.9%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
51.2%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$100,06417,370 returns; wages 67% 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 70817?

FHFA's house price index for 70817, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 49% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 28% from 2020 to 2025, and moved +2.8% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$293,600
Median gross rent
$1,426
Homes owned by their occupants
80.0%
Housing units
14,194
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Index = 100 in 1976, the first year FHFA reports for 70817; 2025: 470.8. 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 70817?

777 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 60 more than in 2018; the most are in retail trade (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Retail trade100
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services93
  • Construction86
  • Finance and insurance70
  • Health care and social assistance69
  • Other services (except public administration)63

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 70817?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 70817, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
70816Baton Rouge45,718$67k4.6 mi
70769Prairieville49,278$109k5.2 mi
70809Baton Rouge25,732$80k5.5 mi
70726Denham Springs63,575$79k6.2 mi
70836Baton Rouge501$47k6.2 mi (near)
70819Baton Rouge4,322$74k6.9 mi (near)
70810Baton Rouge42,659$92k7.1 mi (near)
70815Baton Rouge31,024$59k7.6 mi (near)

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