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70437

Zip code 70437: Folsom, Louisiana

Residential delivery areaSt. Tammany ParishCentral Time
Population
8,030
Median household income
$61K
U.S. $81K
Median home value
$299K
U.S. $333K
Median rent
$734/mo
U.S. $1,413
Median age
49.4
U.S. 38.9
Land area
86 sq mi
93 people/sq mi

Boundary is the Census Bureau's ZIP Code Tabulation Area, which closely tracks the postal delivery area.

About 70437

70437 is a small-town zip code in Folsom, Louisiana (St. Tammany Parish), covering 86 sq mi of land. About 8,030 people live here, or 93 per square mile. The median resident is 49.4 years old, compared with 38.9 nationally.

The median household earns $61,280 a year, 24% below the national median of $80,734. 13.6% of residents live below the poverty line (U.S.: 12.5%). A typical home is valued at $299,000, or 4.9 years of median household income (U.S.: 4.1 years), which makes homes about as affordable as the national average for local earners. 91% of occupied homes are lived in by their owners, and renters pay a median of $734 a month.

30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher (U.S.: 36%). Commuters average 32.6 minutes each way, and 15% of workers work from home. The most common jobs among working residents are in management; healthcare; and transportation and moving goods. 20% of them are self-employed (U.S.: 10%).

How 70437 compares

Sorted from highest to lowest national percentile

The percentile is the share of Americans who live in a zip code with a lower value, so the 50th percentile is typical. Rank 1 is the highest value in the state. Both include zip codes with at least 100 residents. Strengths and weaknesses mark measures in the best or worst fifth nationally, where higher or lower is clearly better (income, poverty, education, commute, broadband, insurance and similar). Measures like age or density are left unmarked.

People

Age

Median age
49.4
Under 18
17.4%
65 and over
25.6%

Race and ethnicity

  • White81%
  • Black8%
  • Hispanic9%
  • Asian0%
  • Native American0%
  • Pacific Islander0%
  • Other0%
  • Multiracial2%
Diversity index
33
U.S. 61.4
Foreign-born
1.4%
U.S. 14.1%
Born in state
81.2%

Language spoken at home (households)

English only
97%
Spanish
1%
Other Indo-European
0.7%
Asian / Pacific
0%
Other
2%

Households

Households
3,296
Average household size
2.4
Family households
66.2%
Married couples
47.7%
Living alone
28.5%
Veterans (of adults)
9.4%
Male / female
48% / 52%

Income and poverty

Household income distribution

<$25k
18%
$25–50k
19%
$50–75k
18%
$75–100k
11%
$100–150k
21%
$150–200k
7%
$200k+
5%

Median household income

70437
$61,280
St. Tammany
$81,202
Louisiana
$60,756
United States
$80,734
Per capita income
$35,638
U.S. $44,673
Poverty rate
13.6%
U.S. 12.5%
Households earning $150K+
12.7%
U.S. 23%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.439
U.S. 0.483

Housing

Median home value

70437
$299,000
St. Tammany
$284,000
Louisiana
$216,500
United States
$332,700

Median gross rent

70437
$734
St. Tammany
$1,332
Louisiana
$1,064
United States
$1,413

Types of housing

Single-family
85%
2–4 units
0.6%
5–19 units
1%
20+ units
0%
Mobile home
12%
Boat, RV, van
0.9%
Housing units
3,512
Owner-occupied
90.5%
Vacant
6.2%
Median year built
1992
Median rooms
6.3
Renters paying 30%+ of income
56.5%
Renters paying 50%+ of income
19.9%
Home value to income
4.9× (U.S. 4.1×)

Work and commute

How people get to work

Drove alone
72%
Carpooled
8%
Transit
0%
Walked
0.4%
Bicycle
2%
Worked from home
15%
Other
2%

Commute time (one way)

<10 min
5%
10–19
14%
20–29
29%
30–44
31%
45–59
8%
60+
15%
Average commute
32.6 min
U.S. 26.4 min
Unemployment
3.9%
U.S. 5.2%
In labor force
53.2%
U.S. 63.5%

Jobs and careers

What employed residents do, wherever they work

Occupations

Management
13%
Healthcare
12%
Transportation and moving
10%
Education
10%
Office and admin
10%
Construction and repair
9%
Cleaning and personal care
9%
Sales
8%
Engineering and science
4%
Arts, media and sports
3%
Legal and social services
3%
Business and finance
3%
Police and fire
2%
Computer and math
2%
Production
1%
Food service
0.8%
Farming, fishing and forestry
0.1%

Industries

Health care and social assistance
16%
Retail
14%
Construction
12%
Education
11%
Public administration
7%
Professional and technical services
7%
Admin, support and management
6%
Agriculture and mining
6%
Other services
6%
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
5%
Restaurants and hotels
3%
Manufacturing
3%
Wholesale
3%
Finance, insurance and real estate
2%
Arts and recreation
1%
Information
0.5%
Median earnings per worker
$39,342
U.S. $49,666
Self-employed
19.8%
U.S. 10%
Government workers
16%
U.S. 14.5%
Nonprofit workers
7%
U.S. 8.8%

Median earnings by type of work

Type of work70437U.S.
Management, business, science and arts$62,576$74,888
Service$15,327$26,804
Sales and office$30,392$40,476
Construction and maintenance$42,000$49,199
Production and transportation$22,966$39,989

Education, internet and health coverage

Highest education (adults 25+)

No diploma
11%
High school
33%
Some college
18%
Associate's
9%
Bachelor's
19%
Graduate
11%
High school graduate or higher
88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher
29.5%
Graduate or professional degree
10.8%
Households with broadband
89.6%
Cable, fiber or DSL
67%
No internet access
7.7%
Without health insurance
5.9%
Limited-English households
0.3%

Geography

City (USPS)
Folsom
Center point
30.6194° N, 90.2095° W
Land area
86 sq mi
Water area
0.5 sq mi
Time zone
Central Time (UTC-6, UTC-5 in summer)
Zip type
Residential delivery area

70437 spans 2 counties

Cities and towns within this zip

  • Folsom2% of zip

Census places overlapping the zip's area. Mail may use a different city name than the municipality.

Zip codes near 70437

ZipCityDistanceIncome
70435Covington7.5 mi$80,926
70457Saint Benedict8.5 mi—
70446Loranger8.9 mi$71,892
70455Robert9.2 mi$57,182
70442Husser9.4 mi$65,268
70433Covington12 mi$81,241
70434Covington · PO box12 mi—
70447Madisonville14 mi$122,574
70431Bush14 mi$69,813
70401Hammond16 mi$50,653
70438Franklinton17 mi$52,864
70451Natalbany17 mi—

Zip codes like 70437 elsewhere

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Questions about 70437

What city is zip code 70437?

70437 is assigned to Folsom, Louisiana. The city name is the one the Postal Service prefers for mail addressed to this zip code.

What county is 70437 in?

70437 is mostly in St. Tammany Parish, but it extends into 1 other county.

What is the population of 70437?

About 8,030 people live in 70437, according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

What time zone is 70437 in?

70437 is in Central Time.

What is the median household income in 70437?

The median household income in 70437 is $61,280.

What zip codes are near 70437?

The closest zip codes to 70437 are 70435, 70457, 70446, 70455, 70442.

Demographic figures are 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 70437, from the U.S. Census Bureau. Small areas have wide margins of error. How we build these numbers.