Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 70601 (Lake Charles, LA)
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How 70601 compares
The typical home in ZIP code 70601 (Lake Charles, LA) is worth about $100,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 70601 are 50% below the typical value in the Lake Charles metro area ($202,000) and 73% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in 70601 fell 6.4%, compared with +2.3% in the Lake Charles metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,039 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 23% below the Lake Charles metro area ($1,358) and 46% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 10.8% over the past year.
The median household income is $49,992, against $66,700 in the Lake Charles metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 30,872 people live in 70601 (American Community Survey 2020–24).
70601 has the lowest typical home value of the 18 ZIP codes in the Lake Charles metro area and the 30th-lowest of 345 in Louisiana with Zillow figures.
Part of: Lake Charles, LA · Calcasieu Parish, LA · Lake Charles metro area · Louisiana
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Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.