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City: Lake Charles, LA
Calcasieu Parish, LA
Zip code population (2000): 35,196
Estimated zip code population in 2007: 34,805

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Houses and condos: 16,202
Renter-occupied apartments: 6,623
% of renters here:  47%
State:  32%

2008 cost of living index in zip code 70601: 82.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 16.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 2080 people per square mile 
 
  (low).

Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007:
This zip code:  0.3% ($199)
Louisiana:  0.2% ($199)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2007 in Lake Charles: $222 (0.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2007 in Lake Charles: $169 (0.2%)

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Males: 16,427  (46.7%)
Females: 18,769  (53.3%)

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Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $92,767
70601:  $92,767
Louisiana:  $126,800


According to our research of public records there were 88 registered sex offenders living in 70601 zip code in early 2007.

Median resident age:  36.4 years
Louisiana median age:  34.0 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  2.4 people
Louisiana:  2.6 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 70601, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $29,185 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $29,185
State:  $39,411

Salary/wage: $25,476 (reported on 88.1% of returns)
Here:  $25,476
State:  $34,434
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 96.6% for AGIs below $10k, 85.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 52.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,654 (reported on 22.8% of returns)
This zip code:  $1,654
Louisiana:  $1,606
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $3,596 (reported on 10.7% of returns)
Here:  $3,596
State:  $3,235
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$8,011 (reported on 8.9% of returns)
Here:  +$8,011
State:  +$8,531
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,870 (reported on 11.1% of returns)
Here:  +$8,870
State:  +$9,128
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.4% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,370 (reported on 1.4% of returns)
70601:  $2,370
Louisiana:  $3,055
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $21,532 (reported on 0.5% of returns)
Here:  $21,532
Louisiana:  $17,274

Total itemized deductions: $17,022 (1% of AGI, reported on 13.1% of returns)
Here:  $17,022
State:  $18,222
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,701 (5.3% of AGI, reported on 11.7% of returns)
Here:  $4,701
Louisiana:  $4,190

Here:  5.3% of AGI
State:  4.4% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,152 (reported on 55.2% of returns)
70601:  $5,152
State:  $6,529
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $10k, 2.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 21.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,169 (reported on 40.9% of returns)
Here:  $2,169
State:  $2,103
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.7% for AGIs below $10k, 9.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 67.8%
Here:  68%
State:  61%
(% for various income ranges: 66.4% for AGIs below $10k, 71.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 63.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 65.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.5% for AGIs over 100k)


Estimated median household income in 2007: $26,661
This zip code:  $26,661
Louisiana:  $40,926
Lake Charles, LA (70601) map

Nearest zip codes: 70615, 70669, 70605, 70607, 70611, 70663.
Lake Charles Zip Code Map


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  61.6%
Whole state:  69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  5.4%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Housing units in zip code 70601 with a mortgage: 3,691 (374 second mortgage, 184 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,478


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $933

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $311

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  30.3%
Whole state:  18.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  10.2%
Whole state:  7.8%

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.9
State:  5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.1
State:  4.1


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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

Shopping Centers: Prien Lake Mall Shopping Center (1), Eastown Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in zip code 70601 include: Mount Calvary Baptist Church (A), Mount Olive Baptist Church (B), Greater West Beulah Baptist Church (C), Sacred Heart Catholic Church (D), Saint Henry Catholic Church (E), Corner Stone Assembly of God Church (F), First United Methodist Church (G), Calvary Pentecostal Church (H), First Presbyterian Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Bilbo Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Lake Charles Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions (not listed on the city page) : Aladdin's Castle (Amusement & Theme Parks; 498 West Prien Lake Road), Southwest Louisiana Convention & Visitors Bureau (1205 North Lake Shore Drive), Southern Amusement CO (1021 Broad Street).

 

Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 49
  • 1995 to 1998: 193
  • 1990 to 1994: 262
  • 1980 to 1989: 1,209
  • 1970 to 1979: 2,689
  • 1960 to 1969: 3,159
  • 1950 to 1959: 4,009
  • 1940 to 1949: 2,201
  • 1939 or earlier: 2,348



Zip code 70601 satellite photo by USGS


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lake Charles, LA (70601):
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedrooms: 326
  • 2 bedrooms: 2,025
  • 3 bedrooms: 4,022
  • 4 bedrooms: 1,047
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 117


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 196
  • 1 bedrooms: 2,160
  • 2 bedrooms: 2,628
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,518
  • 4 bedrooms: 113
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 8



Vehicles available in 70601 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 475
  • 1 vehicle: 3,134
  • 2 vehicles: 3,102
  • 3 vehicles: 651
  • 4 vehicles: 140
  • 5 or more vehicles: 35


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 1,888
  • 1 vehicle: 3,418
  • 2 vehicles: 1,048
  • 3 vehicles: 241
  • 4 vehicles: 21
  • 5 or more vehicles: 7



Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

Zip code 70601 household income distribution in 2007

Zip code 70601 house/condo values in 2007


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 70601:

  • Less than $10,000: 42
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 21
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 69
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 65
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 45
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 136
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 174
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 453
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 641
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 681
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 657
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 640
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 661
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 1,319
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 734
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 393
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 289
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 271
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 93
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 88
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 35
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 55
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 13
  • $1,000,000 or more: 29
 



70601 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 70601:

  • Less than $100: 588
  • $100 to $149: 595
  • $150 to $199: 280
  • $200 to $249: 231
  • $250 to $299: 255
  • $300 to $349: 394
  • $350 to $399: 546
  • $400 to $449: 285
  • $450 to $499: 457
  • $500 to $549: 422
  • $550 to $599: 353
  • $600 to $649: 270
  • $650 to $699: 350
  • $700 to $749: 106
  • $750 to $799: 149
  • $800 to $899: 18
  • $900 to $999: 216
  • No cash rent: 581
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $79,537.


Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $104,129
  • Black or African American householders: $81,560
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $46,227
  • Asian householders: $160,474
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $175,105
  • Two or more races householders: $108,954
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $116,737

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $92,767 (it was $59,600 in 2000)
70601:  $92,767
Louisiana:  $126,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $70,600 - $169,900


Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 11,908
  • One, attached: 479
  • Two: 1,137
  • 3 or 4: 667
  • 5 to 9: 491
  • 10 to 19: 286
  • 20 to 49: 115
  • 50 or more: 853
  • Mobile homes: 177
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6
70601 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 10,234 (75%)
  • Carpooled: 2,286 (17%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 122 (1%)
  • Ferryboat: 3 (0%)
  • Taxi: 16 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 28 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 144 (1%)
  • Walked: 383 (3%)
  • Other means: 152 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 261 (2%)
 

70601 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 784
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 2451
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 3494
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 3200
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 1430
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 320
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 867
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 66
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 66
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 208
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 222
  • 90 or more minutes: 260
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 96.1%


Household type by relationship
Households: 33,957

  • In family households: 27,601 (5,048 male householders, 3,666 female householders)
    5,082 spouses, 10,241 children (9,417 natural, 193 adopted, 631 stepchildren), 1,719 grandchildren, 465 brothers or sisters, 200 parents, 540 other relatives, 640 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 6,356 (2,498 male householders (2,050 living alone)), 2,905 female householders (2,574 living alone)), 953 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 997 (720 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,621 2-persons, 2,153 3-persons, 1,581 4-persons, 818 5-persons, 307 6-persons, 234 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,624 1-person, 649 2-persons, 87 3-persons, 37 4-persons, 6 5-persons.

3,723 married couples with children.
3,930 single-parent households (455 men, 3,475 women).

90.8% of residents of 70601 zip code speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% very well, 17% well, 8% not well, 7% not at all).
7.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% very well, 20% well, 4% not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (35% very well, 44% well, 17% not well, 4% not at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (32% very well, 48% well, 20% not well).

Foreign born population: 474 (1.3%)
(52.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  1.3%
Whole state:  2.6%

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • India (12%)
  • Vietnam (12%)
  • Mexico (12%)
  • Philippines (10%)
  • United Kingdom (7%)
  • Cuba (6%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 102
  • 1990 to 1994: 75
  • 1985 to 1989: 66
  • 1980 to 1984: 45
  • 1975 to 1979: 35
  • 1970 to 1974: 23
  • 1970 to 1974: 34
  • 1965 to 1969: 94

White population: 12,747
Black population: 21,516
American Indian population: 75
Asian population: 244
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 11
Some other race population: 147
Two or more races population: 456

Zip code 70601 races chart


First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 18691
 French (except Basque): 2555
 United States or American: 1732
 English: 1166
 French Canadian: 995
 German: 902
 Irish: 804
 Subsaharan African:: 450
 African: 444
 Italian: 372
 Acadian/Cajun: 321
 Scotch-Irish: 320
 Scottish: 119
 Polish: 115
 European: 100
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 74
 Haitian: 67
 Arab:: 54
 Dutch: 53
 Swedish: 49
 Lebanese: 42
 British: 38
 Greek: 33
 Hungarian: 18
 Russian: 16
 Canadian: 14
 Norwegian: 13
 Syrian: 12
 Scandinavian: 12
 Danish: 12
 Czech: 9
 Pennsylvania German: 8
 Brazilian: 7
 Croatian: 7
 Jamaican: 7
 Finnish: 6
 Nigerian: 6



Zip code 70601 topographic map

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 70601 not listed on the city page:
  • RAY D. MOLO MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL (Students: 454; Location: 2300 MEDORA STREET, LAKE CHARLES, LA; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • PEARL WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 445; Location: 1300 5TH STREET, LAKE CHARLES, LA; Grades: PK - 05)
  • JOHN J. JOHNSON II, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 400; Location: 1618 MILL STREET, LAKE CHARLES, LA; Grades: PK - 05)
  • DORETHA A. COMBRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 383; Location: 2903 OPELOUSAS STREET, LAKE CHARLES, LA; Grades: PK - 05)
  • OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 374; Location: 2001 18TH STREET, LAKE CHARLES, LA; Grades: PK - 05)
  • JESSIE D. CLIFTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 348; Location: 100 NORTH PRATER STREET, LAKE CHARLES, LA; Grades: PK - 05)
  • RALPH F. WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 328; Location: 1400 OPELOUSAS STREET, LAKE CHARLES, LA; Grades: PK - 05)
  • REYNAUD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 323; Location: 745 SOUTH SHATTUCK STREET, LAKE CHARLES, LA; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • T. S. COOLEY ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL (Students: 304; Location: 2711 COMMON STREET, LAKE CHARLES, LA; Grades: KG - 05)
  • T. H. WATKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 285; Location: 2501 SEVENTH AVENUE, LAKE CHARLES, LA; Grades: PK - 05)
  • BARBE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 281; Location: 400 PENN STREET, LAKE CHARLES, LA; Grades: PK - 05)
  • CALCASIEU CAREER CENTER (Students: 132; Location: 1120 WEST 18TH STREET, LAKE CHARLES, LA; Grades: KG - 12)

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • CITGO LAKE CHARLES REFINERY (4401 HIGHWAY 108 in LAKE CHARLES, LA)
    AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
    ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1995-0235, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-06-1994-0133, ICIS-06-1995-0027, ICIS-06-1992-0005, ICIS-06-1990-0320, ICIS-06-1989-0473, ICIS-06-1986-0033, ICIS-06-1982-0020,
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    AIR MAJOR ("Best Available" air pollution technologies tracking)
    HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    USED OIL PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
    Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL INORGANIC CHEMICALS; INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PETROLEUM REFINING; LUBRICATING OILS AND GREASES; MARINE CARGO HANDLING; ELECTRIC SERVICES; PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
    Business NAICS classification: PETROLEUM REFINERIES.; PETROLEUM REFINERIES.; ALL OTHER BASIC INORGANIC CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING.; ALL OTHER BASIC ORGANIC CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING.
    Organizations: CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
    Alternative names: CIT-CON OIL CORP., CITCO PETROLEUM, CITGO CORP, CITGO PETR CORP, CITGO PETROLEUM, CITGO PETROLEUM CORP/LAKE CHARLES MFG CMPLX, CITGO PETROLEUM CORP/LC TRUCK LOAD, CITGO PETRO BLK TERM, CITGO PETROELUM CORP, CITGO PETROLEUM CORP., CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION, CITGO TRUCK LOAD, CITIES SERVICE CO., CITIES SERVICE CO, CITIES SERVICE OIL, H H HOGAN, TEXACO LK CHAS IGCC, TEXACO POWER GASIFICATION GLOBAL INC
  • PPG INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED (1300 COLUMBIA SOUTHERN ROAD in LAKE CHARLES, LA)
    ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1991-0106, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-06-1986-0149, ICIS-06-1978-0016, ICIS-06-1985-0017, ICIS-06-1983-0017,
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1991-0106, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-06-1986-0149, ICIS-06-1978-0016, ICIS-06-1985-0017, ICIS-06-1983-0017,
    COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Business SIC classification: ALKALIES AND CHLORINE; INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS
    Business NAICS classification: ALKALIES AND CHLORINE MANUFACTURING.
    Organizations: PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: PPG IND-LAKE CHARLES, PPG INDUSTRIES NO 5 INCINERATOR, PPG - LAKE CHARLES
  • PPG INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED (1300 PPG DRIVE in LAKE CHARLES, LA)
    AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
    ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
    FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-2003-2904, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    AIR MAJOR ("Best Available" air pollution technologies tracking)
    HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
    Business SIC classification: ALKALIES AND CHLORINE; INORGANIC PIGMENTS; INDUSTRIAL INORGANIC CHEMICALS; INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS; MARINE CARGO HANDLING; ELECTRIC SERVICES; STEAM AND AIR-CONDITIONING SUPPLY
    Business NAICS classification: ALKALIES AND CHLORINE MANUFACTURING.
    Alternative names: L CRAIG DAVIS, PPG LK CHAS COMPLEX, PPG POWERHOUSE A , PPG RIVERSIDE , SITE ID 220190004
  • GULF STATE UTILITIES-NORTH RYAN STREET (303 NORTH RYAN STREET in LAKE CHARLES, LA)
    SUPERFUND NPL (Superfund database)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1997-0462, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-06-2000-0016,
    FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-2005-2789, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    USED OIL PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES
    Organizations: ENTERGY GULF STATES INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: ENTERGY GULF ST LAKE CHARLES SVC CTR, NORTH RYAN STREET UTILITIES YARD
  • PORT OF LAKE CHARLES (150 MARINE STREET in LAKE CHARLES, LA)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Business SIC classification: FARM PRODUCT WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE
    Organizations: PT OF LAKE CHAS LAKE CHAS HARBOR & TERM (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: J E LEJEUNE, PORT LAKE CHARLES LC HARBOR & TERM DIST
  • CITY OF LAKE CHARLES WWTP PLANTS B & C (1132 WEST 18TH STREET in LAKE CHARLES, LA)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1998-0037, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-06-1998-0041, ICIS-06-1998-0042, ICIS-06-1998-0588, ICIS-06-1998-0587, ICIS-06-1999-0200, ICIS-06-1999-0198, ICIS-06-1992-0119,
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
    Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.
    Alternative names: CITY OF LAKE CHARLES WWTP B&C, LAKE CHARLES CITY O-WWTP "C", LAKE CHARLES, CITY OF (PLANT C, LAKE CHARLES WASTE WATER DIV CITY OF
  • PPG INDUSTRIES INC LOCATION #0889 (2404 RYAN STREET in LAKE CHARLES, LA)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1995-0094, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Business SIC classification: ALKALIES AND CHLORINE
  • REYNAUD MIDDLE SCHOOL (745 SOUTH SHATTUCK STREET in LAKE CHARLES, LA)
    (Geographic Names Information System)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-010047
    Organizations: CALCASIEU PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (2001 18TH STREET in LAKE CHARLES, LA)
    (Geographic Names Information System)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-010043
    Organizations: CALCASIEU PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • OAK PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL (2200 OAK PARK BOULEVARD in LAKE CHARLES, LA)
    (Geographic Names Information System)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-010044
    Organizations: CALCASIEU PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • CITY OF LAKE CHARLES WWTP PLANT A (128 WEST RAILROAD AVENUE in LAKE CHARLES, LA)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1998-0571, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-06-1999-0199,
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
    Alternative names: LAKE CHARLES CITY O-WWTP "A", LAKE CHARLES, CITY OF (PLANT A
  • BARBE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (400 PENN STREET in LAKE CHARLES, LA)
    (Geographic Names Information System)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-010002
    Organizations: CALCASIEU PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • BRIKEN & ASSOCIATES (1508 HODGES in LAKE CHARLES, LA)
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
    Alternative names: BRIKEN & ASSOCIATES-BRIKEN MOB, BRIKEN & ASSOCIATES-SOUTH CALC, BRIKEN & ASSOCIATES-VICTORIA A

Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 70601
  • Best Western Richmond Suites Of Lake Charles, 920 N Hwy 171 I-10, Lake Charles, LA 70601, Phone: (337) 433-5213
  • Holiday Inn Lake Charles, 505 N Lakeshore Dr, Lake Charles, LA 70601, Phone: (337) 433-7121, Fax: (337) 436-8459
  • Motel 6 #443, 335 HW 171, Lake Charles, LA 70601, Phone: (337) 433-1773
  • Comfort Inn Of Lake Charles, 921 Martin Luther King Dr, Lake Charles, LA 70601, Phone: (337) 491-1000
  • Super 8 Motel Of Lake Charles, 1350 E Prien LK Rd, Lake Charles, LA 70601, Phone: (337) 477-1606
  • Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, 402 North Martin Luther King Hwy, Lake Charles, LA 70601, Phone: (337) 491-6600, Fax: (337) 436-1406
  • Americas Best Suites, 401 Lk Shore Dr, Lake Charles, LA 70601, Phone: (337) 439-2444, Fax: (337) 439-5740
  • La Quinta Inn Lake Charles, 1320 MLK Highway/ Ln 171 North, Lake Charles, LA 70601, Phone: (337) 436-5998, Fax: (337) 436-3493
  • 5 other hotels and motels
All 13 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 70601

Median worth of mobile homes: $0

Zip code 70601 marital status for males
Zip code 70601 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (68%)
  • Electricity (30%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 28709
  • Northeast: 401
  • Midwest: 784
  • South: 3729
  • West: 656

54% of the 70601 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Louisiana.

Population in 1990: 49,710. Population change in the 1990s: -14,514 (-29.2%).

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:




Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 532
Here:  12.4%
Louisiana:  17.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 252
Here:  12.3%
Louisiana:  15.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 185
Here:  14.7%
Louisiana:  16.8%


Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School


Class of Workers


Companies with biggest federal contracts located in this zip code (LAKE CHARLES, LA):

  • BESSETTE DEVELOPMENT CORP (3025 LAKE ST): $1,528,229 in 5 contracts from 2004 to 2005
    Contracts for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Miscellaneous Buildings by Army
    Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $1,513,950; 2005: $14,279; 2006: $0.

    Biggest contracts:
    $1,513,950 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Miscellaneous Buildings. Signed on 2004-09-30. Completion date: 2005-10-03.
    $34,000, same as above. Signed on 2005-08-22. Completion date: 2005-10-03.
    $3,400, same as above. Signed on 2005-10-14. Completion date: 2005-10-03.
    $1,000, same as above. Signed on 2005-11-28. Completion date: 2005-10-03.
  • SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA HOSPITAL A (1701 OAK PARK BLVD)
    $914,000 with Army for Other Medical -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2002-03-14. Completion date: 2007-04-30.
  • BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LOUIS (816 KIRKMAN ST): $263,359 in 3 contracts from 1999 to 2000
    $157,489 with Air Force for Bearings, Plain, Unmounted. Taking place in OH. Signed on 1999-11-01. Completion date: 2000-10-31.
    $73,189, same as above. Signed on 1999-12-15. Completion date: 2000-09-30.
    $32,681, same as above. Signed on 2000-03-30. Completion date: 2000-07-31.
  • FRESHKO FOOD SERVICE, INC (1210 3RD ST; small business): $157,958 in 25 contracts from 2004 to 2006
    Contracts for Fruits and Vegetables by Defense Logistics Agency
    Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $50,259; 2005: $48,655; 2006: $59,044.

    Biggest contracts:
    $14,393 with Defense Logistics Agency for Fruits and Vegetables. Signed on 2006-01-03. Completion date: 2006-01-03.
    $12,224, same as above. Signed on 2004-10-30. Completion date: 2004-10-30.
    $10,393, same as above. Signed on 2004-12-03. Completion date: 2004-12-03.
    $10,065, same as above. Signed on 2005-12-03. Completion date: 2005-12-03.
  • NAT DOUGET & ASSOC (3207 LANDFAIR STREET; small business): $50,896 in 34 contracts from 2002 to 2006
    Contracts for Court Reporting Services, Stenographic Services, Personal Care Services (includes such services as barber and beauty shop, shoe repairs, tailoring, etc.) by Army
    Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $34,198; 2003: $1,959; 2004: $4,359; 2005: $5,000; 2006: $5,380.

    Biggest contracts:
    $6,000 with Army for Court Reporting Services. Signed on 2002-08-27. Completion date: 2002-08-29.
    $5,000, same as above. Signed on 2005-10-26. Completion date: 2005-11-03.
    $5,000, same as above. Signed on 2006-04-26. Completion date: 2006-04-27.
    $5,000, same as above. Signed on 2003-09-02. Completion date: 2003-09-12.
  • DOCS MUSIC SHOPPE (1031 E PRIEN LAKE RD; small business): $35,811 in 5 contracts from 2002 to 2004
    Contracts for Video Recording and Reproducing Equipment, Photographic Projection Equipment by Army
    Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $21,371; 2003: $0; 2004: $14,440; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.

    Biggest contracts:
    $21,371 with Army for Video Recording and Reproducing Equipment. Signed on 2002-09-28. Completion date: 2002-10-11.
    $8,540 with Army for Photographic Projection Equipment. Signed on 2004-02-06. Completion date: 2004-02-13.
    $5,439, same as above. Signed on 2004-04-30. Completion date: 2004-02-13.
    $506, same as above. Signed on 2004-03-25. Completion date: 2004-02-13.
  • CINTAS CORP (408 LAWERRENCE STREET; small business): $29,952 in 6 contracts from 2002 to 2005
    Contracts for Other Medical Services, Laundry and DryCleaning Services by Army
    Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $6,605; 2003: $7,592; 2004: $0; 2005: $15,755; 2006: $0.

    Biggest contracts:
    $7,890 with Army for Other Medical Services. Signed on 2005-01-12. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
    $7,865 with Army for Laundry and DryCleaning Services. Signed on 2005-12-15. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
    $7,592 with Army for Other Medical Services. Signed on 2003-10-21. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
    $6,605 with Army for Laundry and DryCleaning Services. Signed on 2002-10-29. Completion date: 2001-09-30.
  • MENARD ELECTRONICS OF LAKE CHA (1722 COMMON ST; small business)
    $21,530 with Army for Switches. Signed on 2002-05-06. Completion date: 2002-05-28.
  • ADVANCED COATINGS & COMPOSITES (208 MALCOLM ST; small business)
    $13,258 with Army for Signs, Advertising Displays, and Identification Plates. Signed on 2004-09-22. Completion date: 2004-11-10.
  • PERRY D VINCENT (701 S MARTIN LUTHER KING; small business): $10,301 in 10 contracts from 2003 to 2006
    Contracts for Miscellaneous Communication Equipment, Telephone and/or Communications Services (includes Telegraph, Telex, and Cablevision Services) by Army
    Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $2,135; 2004: $4,148; 2005: $2,009; 2006: $2,009.

    Biggest contracts:
    $5,332 with Army for Miscellaneous Communication Equipment. Signed on 2004-01-28. Completion date: 2005-01-31.
    $2,009 with Army for Telephone and/or Communications Services (includes Telegraph, Telex, and Cablevision Services). Signed on 2006-03-10. Completion date: 2005-04-28.
    $2,009, same as above. Signed on 2005-03-07. Completion date: 2005-04-28.
    $2,009, same as above. Signed on 2004-04-30. Completion date: 2005-04-28.


Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

  • Accommodation and Food Services: Casino Hotels (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment, 250-499 employees: 1 establishment, 100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (over 1000: 1, 100-249: 1)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 2, 20-49: 20, 10-19: 14, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 3)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (100-249: 2, 50-99: 3, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 13, 5-9: 18, 1-4: 38)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (100-249: 2, 50-99: 5, 20-49: 5, 10-19: 9, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 4)
  • Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Offices of Lawyers (50-99: 1, 20-49: 4, 10-19: 9, 5-9: 24, 1-4: 72)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (100-249: 1, 50-99: 4, 20-49: 4, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 6, 1-4: 1)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)




People in group quarters
  • 412 people in nursing homes
  • 245 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 182 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 55 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 28 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
  • 26 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 16 people in military hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 15 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 12 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 10 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 7 people in religious group quarters
  • 4 people in other nonhousehold living situations


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 7 full and 18 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED26$98,647510$105,026472$94,638194$37,6742$254,615216$80,00414$45,385
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED5$109,08479$96,380118$88,99722$32,8300$018$48,66827$66,769
APPLICATIONS DENIED7$76,164235$85,686530$88,979184$36,8961$71,340118$61,21936$53,466
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$119,97041$94,848174$106,52422$73,3550$017$85,1183$34,873
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$154,53028$120,22353$103,5615$146,1441$494,30013$105,9420$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 7 full and 18 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED262$104,78342$101,32824$66,398
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED25$121,37211$124,4062$97,915
APPLICATIONS DENIED8$84,1502$45,0753$110,817
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN7$91,9961$225,8303$71,057
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value




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