| City: | Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Parish: | Lafayette Parish |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 1:40:41 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 337 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 30.2341, -92.0088 |
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ZIP code 70596 isn't a geographic area. It's a PO Box-only ZIP assigned to a single post office location in Lafayette, Louisiana. The ZIP has no population or housing units because it doesn't cover residential territory. Instead, it exists solely to handle mail for 408 PO Boxes at this facility.
The post office serves a significant commercial presence, with 318 business delivery points. All 130 ZIP+4 street records point to a single address: Bertrand Drive. This pattern indicates a Large Volume Receiver setup, where one building or complex generates enough mail traffic to warrant its own ZIP code.
Lafayette residents who want street delivery use neighboring ZIP codes like 70506, which geographically contains this location. The 70596 ZIP is best understood as a specialized mail routing code rather than a traditional neighborhood ZIP. Businesses and individuals choose PO Boxes here for mail privacy, consistent addresses, or secure package receipt.
Only one street address serves this entire ZIP, confirming its status as a single-location PO Box facility.
ZIP Code 70596 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 9 business establishments, employing about 94 people with an annual payroll of $4,571,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 2,817Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 9Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $1,121,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $4,571,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 94Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 70596 is located in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, within the Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 29180) and Louisiana's 3rd Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 410,883 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 70596. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Lafayette, LASource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 29180Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 410,883Source: Census |
| MSA: | Lafayette, LA MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 03Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 6983.32 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 2240735Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Lafayette city; LouisianaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 70596 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on January 1, 2026.