70647
Iowa, Louisiana.
Iowa, Calcasieu Parish, LA · Lake Charles, LA metro · population 12,736
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$497 (+63%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $9,517 +4%
- $236,762$246,279 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $19,585 +9%
- $226,694$246,279 since Sep 2021
Monthly payment to buy the typical home
Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.
- 70647$1,293
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 42 years.
Typical home values in zip 70647 rose 4.0% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 2 counties: Calcasieu Parish, LA 52% · Jefferson Davis Parish, LA 48%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Iowa, LA — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 70647
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 70647$246,279
- Lake Charles$201,631
- United States$366,157
Within 20 miles
| Miles sorted ascending, activate to sort descending | Zip activate to sort by Zip | City activate to sort by City | Population activate to sort by Population | Rent activate to sort by Rent | Home value activate to sort by Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.4 | 70615 | Lake Charles | 12,980 | — | $145,015 |
| 10.5 | 70591 | Welsh | 5,983 | — | $155,463 |
| 12.0 | 70601 | Lake Charles | 30,872 | $1,039 | $100,280 |
| 13.0 | 70611 | Lake Charles | 22,124 | $1,181 | $257,148 |
| 15.4 | 70630 | Bell City | 1,478 | — | $199,345 |
| 15.6 | 70669 | Westlake | 9,552 | $1,965 | $187,556 |
| 16.7 | 70581 | Roanoke | 958 | — | $158,127 |
| 17.4 | 70605 | Lake Charles | 40,482 | $1,438 | $276,027 |
| 17.6 | 70549 | Lake Arthur | 3,874 | — | $101,146 |
| 17.8 | 70607 | Lake Charles | 27,080 | $1,367 | $203,121 |
| 19.0 | 70657 | Ragley | 5,254 | — | $249,592 |
| 19.5 | 70648 | Kinder | 7,104 | — | $147,019 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.