| City: | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Parish: | East Baton Rouge Parish |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:00:55 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 225 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 30.4506, -91.1547 |
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ZIP 70896 serves as a dedicated PO Box facility in Baton Rouge, located within East Baton Rouge Parish. The post office maintains 370 PO Boxes and processes mail for 298 businesses, operating as a specialized mail hub rather than a residential delivery zone. Street delivery for this area comes through the neighboring ZIP 70806, which provides carrier routes for the surrounding Mid City South neighborhood.
The facility sits on Government Street, Baton Rouge's historic main corridor that stretches from the Mississippi River through downtown. This location puts the post office within the urban core, making it accessible to businesses and residents across the city. While the ZIP itself doesn't encompass residential addresses, it functions as a key piece of Baton Rouge's mail infrastructure, offering PO Box services to those who prefer centralized mail pickup or need a stable business address.
The single street reference to Government Street reflects this facility's downtown location on Baton Rouge's historic main corridor. Government Street serves as the city's primary east-west artery through the urban core.
ZIP Code 70896 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 13 business establishments, employing about 114 people with an annual payroll of $6,499,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 641Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 13Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $2,024,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $6,499,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 114Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 70896 is located in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, within the Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 12940) and Louisiana's 6th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 802,484 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 70896. 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: | 06Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 4033.89 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 70896 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are 0 public schools with a nearby mailing address, but we have located 5 public schools nearby. There are however 1 private school(s). 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.