| City: | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Names to Avoid: | Scotlandville |
| Parish: | East Baton Rouge Parish |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:00:50 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 225 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 30.4506, -91.1547 |
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ZIP code 70874 serves the Scotlandville area of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It's a point-only ZIP with no defined territory, contained entirely within ZIP 70807. The post office maintains 371 PO Boxes and serves 159 business addresses, making it a community postal hub rather than a residential delivery zone.
The ZIP has zero recorded population because census data tracks where people live, not where they pick up mail. Scotlandville residents have addresses in surrounding standard ZIPs while using this post office for PO Box services. The single street in the ZIP+4 database, Plank Road, hosts all 82 street-type records with unit designators, suggesting a commercial corridor or multi-tenant facility.
This isn't a PO Box Only Zone. Street delivery exists throughout the Scotlandville neighborhood via the enclosing ZIP 70807 and other Baton Rouge ZIPs. The 70874 post office functions as an additional service point, offering PO Boxes to residents and businesses who prefer them over street delivery.
The Scotlandville name appears as a recognized alias but isn't valid for mailing addresses. All mail should use "Baton Rouge, LA 70874" as the last line. Three businesses employing 12 workers are registered to this ZIP, likely operating from the Plank Road location.
Single street with unit addresses suggests concentrated commercial or office facility.
ZIP Code 70874 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 3 business establishments, employing about 16 people with an annual payroll of $679,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 495Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 3Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $153,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $679,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 16Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 70874 is located in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, within the Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 12940) and Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 802,484 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 70874. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Baton Rouge, LASource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 12940Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 802,484Source: Census |
| MSA: | Baton Rouge, 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: | 2205000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Baton Rouge city; LouisianaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 70874 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 March 1, 2026.