Postal Codes

70780 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 70780 covers Sunshine, Louisiana, with a population of about 1,017 and a median household income of $108,341.

Population
1,01780 per square mile
Median age
51.512.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$108,3411.8× the Louisiana median
Poverty rate
4.7%7.7 points below the US average
Degree or higher
25.9%9.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
80.7%15.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
12

Where 70780 is

Sunshine, Louisiana — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population1,017
Median age51.5
Family households72.9%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)41.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)55.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans2.6%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$108,341
Income per person$46,206
Poverty rate4.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.3%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k3.8%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k4.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k7.8%
$60–75k12.5%
$75–100k7.0%
$100–125k21.3%
$125–150k10.3%
$150–200k22.1%
$200k or more6.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed500
Mean adjusted gross income$101,536
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6%
Returns, under $25k32.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k6.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.0%
Returns, $200k or more6.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied80.7%
Vacant homes10.3%
Median year built1995

What the homes are

Detached house76.2%
Mobile home23.8%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.9%
High school diploma or higher95.4%
Works from home12.5%
Drives to work alone87.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.5%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity40.9% 7.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16.7% 4.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.6% 3.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure45.4% 11.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health25.1% 4.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.4% 2.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.5% 2.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity31.7% 6.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.5% 7.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.8% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.4% 6.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.5% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year83% 6.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.9% 2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.6% 2.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.3% 5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.6% 2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist58.1% 3.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability39.3% 8.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support30.7% 5.9 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity21.5% 4.4 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps17% 2.7 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.2% 5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity16.4% 2.6 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10% 1.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport10.6% 1.4 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness36.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.5% 4.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability19.1% 5.1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.7% 2.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat11.3% 2.5 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.9% 3.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.6% 1 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments12
People employed200
Annual payroll$16,103,000
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Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 98% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery High
Expected annual loss97.1 out of 100
Community resilience88.5 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Hurricane99.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado98.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave96.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning96.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought94.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind93.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave93.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding89.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm79.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding67.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide63.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail59.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire59.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather46.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake43.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Louisiana and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPLouisianaUnited States
Median household income$108,341$60,023$78,538
Income per person$46,206$34,211$43,289
Poverty rate4.7%18.9%12.4%
Median home value$208,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,038$1,348
Homeownership80.7%67.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.9%26.6%35%
Unemployment rate0%6.3%5.2%
Works from home12.5%7.2%13.5%
Born outside the US0%4.7%13.9%
Median age51.537.838.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationLSU BEN-HUR FARM, LA US7.5 km away
Rain in a year61 in

Average high and low by month

January60.7°F / 40.2°F5.82 in rain
February64.6°F / 43.9°F4.65 in rain
March71.3°F / 49.8°F4.38 in rain
April77.6°F / 56.1°F4.89 in rain
May84.3°F / 64.6°F5.6 in rain
June89.1°F / 71.1°F6.54 in rain
July90.6°F / 73°F4.74 in rain
August90.8°F / 72.3°F6.09 in rain
September87.7°F / 68°F4.45 in rain
October80.3°F / 57.1°F4.2 in rain
November70.2°F / 47.3°F3.95 in rain
December63.2°F / 42.3°F5.19 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Iberville Parish School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Household characteristics43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport89more vulnerable than 89% of US census tracts
Walkability3.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

70765 Plaquemine, LA5.3 km away
70764 Plaquemine, LA7.7 km away
70820 Baton Rouge, LA9.1 km away
70710 Addis, LA10.1 km away
70776 Saint Gabriel, LA10.4 km away
70804 Baton Rouge, LA10.7 km away
70810 Baton Rouge, LA11.1 km away
70803 Baton Rouge, LA11.9 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Iberville Parish100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area12.65 sq mi
Water area3.78 sq mi
Population density80 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude30.2982, -91.1799

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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