What city is 70538 in?

70538 is a Franklin, LA mailing address. By land area, 4% lies inside Franklin; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 70538?

About 12,464 people (±697), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 12,604.

What is the median household income in 70538?

$52,407 (±$6,500), compared with $60,756 for Louisiana as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.

How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 70538?

10 USPS carrier routes with 4,931 residential and 327 business mailboxes (5,247 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 70538?

The closest, measured center to center: 70514 (5 mi, Baldwin), 70522 (5.1 mi, Centerville), 70523 (5.2 mi, Charenton), 70544 (12.2 mi, Charenton), 70392 (12.6 mi, Patterson) and 70342 (16.9 mi, Berwick).

70538 ZIP Code, Franklin, LA

70538 is a ZIP code in Franklin, Louisiana in St. Mary Parish. It covers 231 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 70514, 70522 and 70523. 12,464 people live here in 4,895 households. It is rural, with fewer than 100 people per square mile, and most homes are owner-occupied (74%). Median household income is $52,407, below the Louisiana median of $60,756.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Franklin, LA
County: St. Mary County
Land area: 231 sq mi
Population: 12,464
Median household income: $52,407
Carrier routes: 10 (4,931 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	12,464
Households	4,895
Median household income	$52,407
Income per person	$26,127
Median age	40.8
Homeowners	74.4%
Median home value	$117,800
Median rent	$733
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%
Average commute (minutes)	21.4
Households with kids under 18	27.0%
Moved in the past year	7.6%
Below the poverty line	22.7%
Broadband internet	84.5%
Speak a non-English language at home	5.7%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	9.9%
$10–15K	7.8%
$15–25K	9.2%
$25–35K	9.0%
$35–50K	11.7%
$50–75K	18.5%
$75–100K	17.4%
$100–150K	10.9%
$150–200K	4.2%
$200K+	1.4%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	13.0%
10–19	13.1%
20–24	7.6%
25–34	8.4%
35–44	10.9%
45–54	10.2%
55–64	15.6%
65–74	12.0%
75+	9.2%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	19.1%
Owned outright	39.1%
Rented	19.7%
Vacant	22.1%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	72.5%
Townhome	0.5%
2–4 units	2.9%
5–19 units	2.2%
20+ units	1.7%
Mobile / other	20.2%

Businesses in 70538

214 business establishments with 3,204 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Retail Trade: 33
Health Care and Social Assistance: 31
Other Services (except Public Administration): 25
Finance and Insurance: 23
Accommodation and Food Services: 17
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: 14
Construction: 10
Manufacturing: 10

EDDM carrier routes

70538 has 10 USPS carrier routes with 4,931 residential and 327 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 70538

70538 has 10 USPS carrier routes (5 city (C), 2 rural (R), 3 highway contract (H)) with 4,931 residential and 327 business mailboxes. Routes range from 166 homes (R002) to 679 homes (R001); the median route has 556 homes. The Census counted 4,895 households in 70538 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	1
250–499	2
500–749	7
750–999	0
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

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Route C001 — USPS business mailboxes 139, 536 homes
Route C004 — USPS business mailboxes 70, 591 homes
Route C002 — USPS business mailboxes 31, 617 homes
Route C003 — USPS business mailboxes 19, 575 homes
Route R002 — USPS business mailboxes 17, 166 homes

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Every carrier route in 70538

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
C001	City	536	139	$85,792	—	—	—
C002	City	617	31	$35,630	—	—	—
C003	City	575	19	$30,637	—	—	—
C004	City	591	70	$21,242	—	—	—
C005	City	348	15	$35,630	—	—	—
H060	Highway contract	594	4	$85,792	—	—	—
H061	Highway contract	518	8	$41,779	—	—	—
H071	Highway contract	307	13	$24,142	—	—	—
R001	Rural	679	11	$48,832	—	—	—
R002	Rural	166	17	$24,142	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 70538 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Nearby ZIP codes

70514 — Baldwin town, LA (5 mi)
70522 — Centerville CDP, LA (5.1 mi)
70523 — Charenton CDP, LA (5.2 mi)
70544 — Charenton CDP, LA (12.2 mi)
70392 — Patterson city, LA (12.6 mi)
70342 — Berwick town, LA (16.9 mi)
70552 — Loreauville village, LA (19.3 mi)
70339 — Pierre Part CDP, LA (19.4 mi)

Areas that include 70538

Where it ranks

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 70538, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 70538 in?: 70538 is a Franklin, LA mailing address. By land area, 4% lies inside Franklin; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 70538 in?: 70538 is in St. Mary Parish.
What is the population of 70538?: About 12,464 people (±697), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 12,604.
What is the median household income in 70538?: $52,407 (±$6,500), compared with $60,756 for Louisiana as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 70538?: 10 USPS carrier routes with 4,931 residential and 327 business mailboxes (5,247 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 70538?: The closest, measured center to center: 70514 (5 mi, Baldwin), 70522 (5.1 mi, Centerville), 70523 (5.2 mi, Charenton), 70544 (12.2 mi, Charenton), 70392 (12.6 mi, Patterson) and 70342 (16.9 mi, Berwick).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.