| City: | Uncle Sam, Louisiana |
| Parish: | Saint James Parish |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 1:45:17 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 225 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 30.0251, -90.7743 |
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Uncle Sam isn't a town. It's an industrial address along Louisiana's Mississippi River corridor in Saint James Parish. Zero people live within this ZIP's boundaries, yet 5 business establishments employ 149 workers here. The name likely dates to plantation-era Louisiana, now preserved as a postal designation for chemical and industrial facilities.
The ZIP operates as a MultiPoint location enclosed within ZIP 70723. Mail delivery follows a single rural route serving the industrial sites. This isn't a PO Box Only Zone, so businesses can receive street delivery.
Street names tell the story: AGRICO FREEPORT CHEM and INDERICH point to the chemical manufacturing plants that define this area. LA 44 runs through the zone, connecting these facilities to the broader road network.
The community post office serves the industrial corridor's mailing needs rather than residential customers. The nearest actual neighborhoods are about 16 miles away in Thibodaux, part of the Houma metropolitan area.
Street names reflect the industrial chemical corridor along the Mississippi River.
ZIP Code 70792 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 4 business establishments, employing about 141 people with an annual payroll of $69,627,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1,211Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 4Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $37,395,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $69,627,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 141Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 70792 is located in Saint James Parish, Louisiana, within the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 35380) and Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 988,763 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 70792. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | New Orleans-Metairie, LASource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 35380Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 988,763Source: Census |
| MSA: | New Orleans, LA MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 02Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 1268.48 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | --Source: Census |
| Place Name: | --Source: Census |
We could not locate which school district 70792 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 February 1, 2026.