Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 5 min6:00 am – 8:05 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 13 min6:53 am – 5:06 pm
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People13,220 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.04,770 householdsMedian household income $87,333Median home value $305,300Median rent $1,230 a month73% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,880 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting12.3% unemployment rate71% of adults are in the labour force, 6,438 employedMain industries: education and health care 31%, construction 10%, finance, insurance and real estate 9%Average commute 27 minutes82% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 1% take public transport, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages37% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 10% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 90%, Spanish 7%, Russian or other Slavic 2%, other Asian or Pacific languages 1%5% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 77°FColdest month January: highs 63°F, lows 46°F63 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month JuneSnow is rare85 days above 90°F, 5 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, New Orleans Intl Ap station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksTwentysix Mile Pointcape · 2.4 miDavis Pondlake · 3.4 miThirtyfive Mile Pointcape · 7.4 miDelgado Community College - Jeffersoncollege · 9.9 miBonnet Carre Islandisland · 8.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsEast Bank Bridge Parkpark · 1.8 miWest Bank Bridge Parkpark · 2.7 miBayou Labranchestate conservation land · 4.2 miDavis Pond Freshwater Diversion Projectstate recreation area · 5.6 mi · 154 acresSaints Training/baseball Stadium/recreatstate recreation area · 9.1 mi · 72 acresSalvador Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.2 mi · 30,166 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 200529 mi away, near French Settlement, LouisianaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 20 Dec 200529 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateSt. Charles Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCoastal flooding Very HighHurricane Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality93% of days had good air in 2025339 of 364 days measured25 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 87main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: St. John the Baptist County, LA, 14 mi away
Internet at home94% of households have a broadband subscription83% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSt Charles Parish Dept of Waterworksserves 52,879 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation0 ft0 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Charles Parish Hospital3.5 miPost officeDestrehan Post Office1.3 miTown hallKenner City Hall6.8 miPoliceSt Charles Parish Sheriff's Office3.0 miFire stationEastside Saint Charles Volunteer Fire Department1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherElementaryNew Sarpy Elementary School1.4 miElementaryEthel Schoeffner Elementary School1.5 miHighDestrehan High School1.8 miCollegeDelgado Community College - Jefferson9.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY5.6 miInterstateI-310under a mileUS highwayUS 611.6 miAmtrakUnion Passenger Terminal NOL17 miLight railS. Carrollton at St CharlesNew Orleans Regional Transit Authority (NORTA)13 miCoachNew Orleans International AirportGreyhound5.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 70047 ZIP area.
