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ZIP Code 70820: Baton Rouge, LA

ZIP code 70820 is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, entirely in East Baton Rouge Parish (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 23,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024), the 9th most populous of Baton Rouge's 21 residential ZIP codes. Median household income is $47,429 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in Baton Rouge (65%) and Gardere (11%); 24% is outside any Census place.

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  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
7national area: Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas
708sectional center: Baton Rouge, LA (SCF 707)
20delivery area within it
Town
Baton Rouge · 21 residential ZIPs
Census places
Baton Rouge (65%); Gardere (11%) census-designated place
Neighborhoods
Brightside Park, Harwich, Heatherstone, Riverbend, Sharlo, Tigerland Acres GeoNames
Metro area
Baton Rouge, LA
House districts
LA-6 (81%), LA-5 (19%) 119th Congress, by share of land
Time zone
Central
Land area
20.6 sq mi · 1,136 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 70820?

70820 centers on 30.365°, -91.203° and covers 20.6 square miles of land plus 3.6 of water. It borders 8 ZIP codes: 70803, 70710, 70808, 70780, 70802, 70810, 70764, 70767.

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Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 70820 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 70820, 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 70820 compare with the rest of Baton Rouge?

Rank of 70820 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)
Measure70820In Baton RougeIn East Baton Rouge ParishIn LA
People (ACS 2020-2024)23,3779th of 2110th of 2867th of 539
Median household income$47k10th of 1413th of 17196th of 251
Median home value$287k6th of 167th of 2238th of 285

Its median household income is higher than in 12% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 79% 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 70820?

The 2020 Census counted 23,470 people in 70820; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 23,377. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 36.3% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
23,377
2020 Census count
23,470+36.3% since 2010 (17,222)
Households
9,838
Median age
23.6

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 70820?

Of the 23,377 people the ACS estimates in 70820, 12.9% are under 18 and 4.2% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (54.5%), then Black (not Hispanic) (20.4%).

  • Under 1812.9%
  • 18 to 6482.9%
  • 65 and older4.2%
Age of the people of 70820 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic54.5%
  • Black, not Hispanic20.4%
  • Hispanic or Latino12.9%
  • Asian, not Hispanic8.3%
  • Other or two or more3.8%
Race and Hispanic origin in 70820 (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 70820 earn?

Median household income is $47,429 (ACS 2020-2024), the 13th highest of the 17 ranked ZIP codes in East Baton Rouge Parish. It rose from $38,600 in 2015-2019 (in 2024 dollars), a change larger than the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$47,429±$5,711
Income per person
$31,547
Below the poverty line
36.8%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
4.2%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
51.7%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$65,9986,820 returns; wages 76% 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 70820?

FHFA's house price index for 70820, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 33% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 22% from 2020 to 2025, and moved +7.1% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$286,600
Median gross rent
$1,122
Homes owned by their occupants
34.0%
Housing units
12,517
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Index = 100 in 1985, the first year FHFA reports for 70820; 2025: 244.2. 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 70820?

204 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 48 more than in 2018; the most are in accommodation and food services (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Accommodation and food services43
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services32
  • Retail trade24
  • Other services (except public administration)22
  • Real estate and rental and leasing19
  • Health care and social assistance15

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 70820?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 70820, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
70803Baton Rouge3,562–3.5 mi
70710Addis7,252$108k4.0 mi
70808Baton Rouge35,843$69k4.6 mi
70780Sunshine487$89k4.7 mi
70802Baton Rouge25,118$35k5.8 mi
70810Baton Rouge42,659$92k6.6 mi
70764Plaquemine14,757$55k11.0 mi
70767Port Allen14,900$68k11.1 mi
70719Brusly4,856$106k5.8 mi (near)
70801Baton Rouge192$116k5.9 mi (near)
70825Baton Rouge0–6.0 mi (near)

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