East Baton Rouge Parish · Louisiana
ZIP code 70801
- Population
- 243
- Median income
- $112,787
- Median home
- —
- Sales tax
- 10%
ZCTA residents
Household, past 12 months
Owner-occupied value
Combined state + local
Quick answer
ZIP 70801 sits in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana and is home to 243 people. Median household income is $112,787, the median home is worth — and median gross rent is $1,679. 0% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 10% combined.
- County
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- State
- Louisiana (LA)
- Area codes
- 225
FIPS 22033
539 ZIPs covered
NANPA codes serving this area
The numbers for 70801
American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.
- Population
- 243ZIP 70801 residents
- Median household income
- $112,787Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- —Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,679Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 0%Owner-occupied households
Sales tax in 70801
What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.
This ZIP falls inside the Baton Rouge rate area, so state, county, city and district levies are published here as a full stack.
Affordability in this ZIP
Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.
A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.
How 70801 compares
ZIP 70801 against the median ZIP in East Baton Rouge Parish and across Louisiana.
| Measure | ZIP 70801 | County median | State median | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $112,787 | $63,114 | $54,720 | +106% |
| Median home value | — | $222,700 | $154,300 | — |
| Median gross rent | $1,679 | $1,180 | $887 | +89% |
| Population | 243 | 15,574 | 3,279 | -93% |
Medians are computed across the 25 ZIP areas in East Baton Rouge Parish and the 539 ZIP areas in Louisiana.
Statewide rank
Where this ZIP places among all 539 Louisiana ZIP areas.
- Income
- #12
- Home value
- —
- Population
- #474
richer than 97% of 463 state ZIPs
Not published
larger than 12% of 539 state ZIPs
Comparable ZIP codes
Louisiana ZIP areas with almost the same household income.
Nearby ZIP codes
Other ZIP codes filed under East Baton Rouge Parish.
ZIP 70801 questions
Common questions about this ZIP code.
- Where is ZIP code 70801?
- ZIP 70801 lies mostly in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
- What sales tax do I pay in 70801?
- Purchases are taxed at 10% combined, built from the Baton Rouge jurisdiction stack.
- Is 70801 expensive to live in?
- Median rent runs $1,679 a month, about 18% of median household income, and the median home is worth — — — against the typical Louisiana ZIP.
- Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
- Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.
Keep going
Related pages for this area.
Sources & transparency
- US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates — 2019-2023 ACS 5-year — population, income, housing
- Census 2020 ZCTA-to-county relationship file — County assignment by largest land-area overlap
- Louisiana Department of Revenue — Sales tax rates and local add-ons
Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.