Lake Charles, LA ZIP Codes
Lake Charles, Louisiana has 11 ZIP codes: 6 for street addresses (, , , , and ), 4 for PO boxes and 1 for a single organization.
Your street decides which one you use.
Which Lake Charles ZIP code is my address in?
Street ranges from the Census Bureau, 2026. PO box and organization ZIP codes are not found by street. A new street may be missing: address not found?
Lake Charles ZIP code map
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70602, 70606, 70609, 70612 and 70616 have no area on the map: they are PO box or single-organization ZIP codes. Dashed line: Lake Charles city limits.
Map: Census Bureau ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020) and place limits (2024).
All Lake Charles ZIP codes by type
| ZIP | Type and post office or station |
|---|---|
| 70601 | street delivery Lake Charles Sorting and Delivery Center |
| 70602 | PO boxes at the Lake Charles Sorting and Delivery Center post office Lake Charles Sorting and Delivery Center |
| 70605 | street delivery Drew |
| 70606 | PO boxes at the Drew post office Drew |
| 70607 | street delivery Drew |
| 70609 | one organization Contract Unit McNeese State University |
| 70611 | street delivery Moss Bluff |
| 70612 | PO boxes at the Moss Bluff post office Moss Bluff |
| 70615 | street delivery Lake Charles Sorting and Delivery Center |
| 70616 | PO boxes at the Eastside post office Eastside |
| 70629 | street delivery Lake Charles Sorting and Delivery Center |
Why your mail may say Lake Charles when you live outside it
Lake Charles ZIP codes also cover Moss Bluff, Prien and Gillis, so a letter addressed to Lake Charles can go to a home outside the city limits.
A ZIP code does not set your city, school district or tax. Calcasieu Parish property records show which city you are in.
Lake Charles ZIP code questions
What is the main ZIP code for Lake Charles?
70601, the ZIP code of the main Lake Charles Sorting and Delivery Center post office at 921 Moss St.
Which Lake Charles ZIP codes are for PO boxes only?
70602, 70606, 70612 and 70616. Mail to them goes to boxes at the post office, not to street addresses.
What county is Lake Charles in?
Calcasieu Parish.
ZIP codes for towns near Lake Charles
More towns near Lake Charles: La Porte, Channelview, Lufkin, Deer Park, Atascocita, Pasadena, League City, Baton Rouge, Galveston.
Sources and last checked
USPS ZIP Locale Detail (October 1, 2026), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), U.S. Census Bureau, HUD-USPS crosswalk.
Checked October 20, 2026. Sources · How we build our lists · Corrections