ZIP 70556 · Mermentau
Who lives in ZIP code 70556 (Mermentau, LA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Mermentau, LA · Acadia Parish
uszips 2026
People627
Median age64.0
Household income$117,764
Home value—
Median rent$478/mo
Poverty20.4%
College degree+37.0%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Lafayette, LA
- Wider region
- Lafayette-New Iberia-Opelousas, LA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 137 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 317
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
49.6% are 65 or older; 85.2% are adults.
Household income
55.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $23,531.
Education (adults 25+)
88.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 61.7%
- Never married
- 30.9%
- Divorced
- 3.2%
- Widowed
- 4.1%
- Family size
- 2.12
- Dual-income families
- 6.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 86.1%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 36% / 64%
Work
- In labor force
- 25.9%
- Unemployment
- 16.3%
- Self-employed
- 0.0%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 0.0%
- Veterans
- 4.1%
- With a disability
- 14.7%
- No health insurance
- 0.3%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.