What city is 70586 in?

70586 is a Ville Platte, LA mailing address. By land area, 1% lies inside Ville Platte; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 70586?

About 19,320 people (±996), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 19,589.

What is the median household income in 70586?

$40,129 (±$6,212), 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 70586?

15 USPS carrier routes with 8,609 residential and 514 business mailboxes (9,125 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 70586?

The closest, measured center to center: 70576 (5.2 mi, Pine Prairie), 70580 (5.6 mi, Reddell), 70554 (10.5 mi, Reddell), 70585 (10.9 mi, Turkey Creek), 71367 (11 mi) and 70524 (12 mi, Chataignier).

70586 ZIP Code, Ville Platte, LA

70586 is a ZIP code in Ville Platte, Louisiana in Evangeline Parish. It covers 311 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 70576, 70580 and 70554. 19,320 people live here in 7,651 households. It is rural, with fewer than 100 people per square mile, and owners and renters are mixed (65% own). Median household income is $40,129, well below the Louisiana median of $60,756.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Ville Platte, LA
County: Evangeline County
Land area: 311 sq mi
Population: 19,320
Median household income: $40,129
Carrier routes: 15 (8,609 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	19,320
Households	7,651
Median household income	$40,129
Income per person	$26,031
Median age	37.4
Homeowners	65.4%
Median home value	$147,000
Median rent	$713
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.8%
Average commute (minutes)	32.4
Households with kids under 18	33.8%
Moved in the past year	7.9%
Below the poverty line	23.6%
Broadband internet	78.4%
Speak a non-English language at home	14.4%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	7.9%
$10–15K	10.1%
$15–25K	15.9%
$25–35K	11.0%
$35–50K	14.7%
$50–75K	12.6%
$75–100K	7.1%
$100–150K	11.6%
$150–200K	5.2%
$200K+	3.9%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	12.8%
10–19	16.5%
20–24	8.0%
25–34	9.9%
35–44	13.3%
45–54	10.5%
55–64	12.7%
65–74	9.6%
75+	6.7%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	23.5%
Owned outright	33.1%
Rented	29.8%
Vacant	13.6%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	72.1%
Townhome	1.1%
2–4 units	5.5%
5–19 units	1.7%
20+ units	4.4%
Mobile / other	15.2%

Businesses in 70586

341 business establishments with 5,001 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Health Care and Social Assistance: 72
Retail Trade: 62
Finance and Insurance: 29
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 29
Other Services (except Public Administration): 28
Construction: 23
Accommodation and Food Services: 22
Manufacturing: 14

EDDM carrier routes

70586 has 15 USPS carrier routes with 8,609 residential and 514 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 70586

70586 has 15 USPS carrier routes (4 city (C), 11 rural (R)) with 8,609 residential and 514 business mailboxes. Routes range from 227 homes (R011) to 1,047 homes (C005); the median route has 550 homes. The Census counted 7,651 households in 70586 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	1
250–499	2
500–749	11
750–999	0
1,000–1,499	1
1,500+	0

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Route C001 — USPS business mailboxes 97, 635 homes
Route C002 — USPS business mailboxes 89, 540 homes
Route C005 — USPS business mailboxes 87, 1,047 homes
Route C003 — USPS business mailboxes 87, 490 homes
Route R009 — USPS business mailboxes 27, 550 homes

Select these 5 routes on the route map

Every carrier route in 70586

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
C001	City	635	97	$44,225	—	—	—
C002	City	540	89	—	—	—	—
C003	City	490	87	$25,713	—	—	—
C005	City	1,047	87	$44,225	—	—	—
R001	Rural	544	6	$51,156	—	—	—
R002	Rural	580	22	$58,248	—	—	—
R003	Rural	552	6	$58,248	—	—	—
R004	Rural	658	15	$28,231	—	—	—
R005	Rural	510	3	$32,125	—	—	—
R006	Rural	606	16	$28,231	—	—	—
R007	Rural	534	14	$53,445	—	—	—
R008	Rural	749	19	$25,713	—	—	—
R009	Rural	550	27	$28,627	—	—	—
R010	Rural	387	20	$31,524	—	—	—
R011	Rural	227	6	$17,845	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 70586 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

70576 — Pine Prairie village, LA (5.2 mi)
70580 — Reddell CDP, LA (5.6 mi)
70554 — Reddell CDP, LA (10.5 mi)
70585 — Turkey Creek village, LA (10.9 mi)
71367 (11 mi)
70524 — Chataignier village, LA (12 mi)
71322 — Bunkie city, LA (14.6 mi)
70550 — Lawtell CDP, LA (17.7 mi)

Areas that include 70586

Ville Platte, LA ZIP codes — 1 ZIP code
Pine Prairie, LA ZIP codes — 2 ZIP codes
Turkey Creek, LA ZIP codes — 2 ZIP codes
Chataignier, LA ZIP codes — 2 ZIP codes
Evangeline County ZIP codes — 11 ZIP codes
Louisiana ZIP code data

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 70586, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 70586 in?: 70586 is a Ville Platte, LA mailing address. By land area, 1% lies inside Ville Platte; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 70586 in?: 70586 is in Evangeline Parish.
What is the population of 70586?: About 19,320 people (±996), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 19,589.
What is the median household income in 70586?: $40,129 (±$6,212), 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 70586?: 15 USPS carrier routes with 8,609 residential and 514 business mailboxes (9,125 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 70586?: The closest, measured center to center: 70576 (5.2 mi, Pine Prairie), 70580 (5.6 mi, Reddell), 70554 (10.5 mi, Reddell), 70585 (10.9 mi, Turkey Creek), 71367 (11 mi) and 70524 (12 mi, Chataignier).

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