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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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, 1 mi away; snow from Chalmette
Nearby landmarksNunez Community Collegecollege · under a mileChalmettevisitor center · 2.0 miHoly Cross Collegecollege · 3.6 miIntracoastal Waterwaybay · 3.1 miShingle Pointcape · 5.4 miInner Harbor Navigation Canalbay · 5.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsChalmette Battlefieldstate historic site · 1.6 mi · 143 acresSydney D Torres Memorial Parkpark · under a mileValreiss Parkpark · 1.0 miBayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 6.9 mi · 27,640 acresSaint Bernrd State Park District 1state park · 7.0 mi · 484 acresBayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 7.4 mi · 25,096 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 200549 mi away, near French Settlement, LouisianaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 20 Dec 200549 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
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 serving the town
Elevation2 ft1 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNew Orleans East Hospital5.1 miPost officeChalmette Post Officeunder a mileTown hallSaint Bernard Parish Government Complex1.1 miPoliceSaint Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office1.2 miFire stationSaint Bernard Parish Fire Department Station 3under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherElementaryChalmette Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryOur Lady of Prompt Succor Elementary School - Chalmette1.1 miSchoolC F Rowley Alternative School1.2 miCollegeNunez Community Collegeunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY18 miInterstateI-5104.3 miUS highwayUS 904.2 miAmtrakUnion Passenger Terminal NOL6.9 miLight railFrench Market StationNew Orleans Regional Transit Authority (NORTA)5.6 miCoachNew Orleans Bus StationFlixBus6.9 miTransit22 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 70044 ZIP area.
