Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 5 min5:59 am – 8:04 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 13 min6:51 am – 5:04 pm
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People4,625 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 37.71,905 householdsMedian household income $56,813Median home value $225,500Median rent $981 a month69% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $831 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting9.4% unemployment rate64% of adults are in the labour force, 2,118 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, professional and business services 15%, construction 13%Average commute 28 minutes77% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 2% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages27% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher82% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 87%, other Indo-European languages 4%, Spanish 3%, Arabic 2%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 92°F, lows 76°FColdest month January: highs 62°F, lows 44°F70 in of rain a yearwettest month JulySnow is rare119 days above 90°F, 6 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Chalmette station; snow from Chalmette
Nearby landmarksChalmettevisitor center · under a mileNunez Community Collegecollege · 2.2 miHoly Cross Collegecollege · 2.6 miAlgiers Pointcape · 3.6 miNew Orleans Jazz NHPvisitor center · 3.9 miInner Harbor Navigation Canalbay · 4.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsChalmette Battlefieldstate historic site · under a mile · 143 acresSydney D Torres Memorial Parkpark · under a mileBehrman Parkpark · 2.0 miSaint Bernrd State Park District 1state park · 7.7 mi · 484 acresBayou Saint Johnstate conservation land · 6.2 mi · 121 acresBayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 8.4 mi · 27,640 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 20 Dec 200548 mi away, near French Settlement, LouisianaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 20 Dec 200548 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSt. Bernard Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality73% of days had good air in 2025266 of 365 days measured99 moderate daysMedian index 44, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, St. Bernard County monitors, LA
Internet at home89% of households have a broadband subscription70% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSt Bernard Parish Waterworksserves 44,783 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1 ft0 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalOchsner Medical Center West Bank Campus4.9 miPost officeArabi Post Officeunder a mileTown hallSaint Bernard Parish Government Complexunder a milePoliceSaint Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office1.5 miFire stationSaint Bernard Parish Fire Department Station 2under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools3 elementary, 1 middle, 2 otherElementaryArabi Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleAndrew Jackson Middle Schoolunder a mileSchoolC F Rowley Alternative School1.1 miCollegeNunez Community College2.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY16 miInterstateI-104.2 miUS highwayUS 90 Bus2.8 miAmtrakUnion Passenger Terminal NOL4.9 miLight railFrench Market StationNew Orleans Regional Transit Authority (NORTA)3.7 miCoachNew Orleans Bus StationFlixBus5.0 miTransit23 stops within a mileNew Orleans Regional Transit Authority (NORTA), St. Bernard Urban Rapid Transit (SBURT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 70032 ZIP area.
