Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 5 min6:00 am – 8:05 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 13 min6:52 am – 5:05 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksDelgado Community College - Jeffersoncollege · 2.2 miTwelvemile Pointcape · 4.9 miNinemile Pointcape · 5.1 miNotre Dame Seminary Graduate School of Theologycollege · 6.3 miScout Islandisland · 6.8 miDemourelles Islandisland · 7.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLafreniere Parkpark · within reach · 148 acresSaints Training/baseball Stadium/recreatstate recreation area · 1.7 mi · 72 acresDelta Parkpark · 1.1 miBayou Segnette State Parkstate park · 7.4 mi · 579 acresDavis Pond Freshwater Diversion Projectstate recreation area · 7.7 mi · 154 acresBayou Saint Johnstate conservation land · 7.2 mi · 121 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 200535 mi away, near French Settlement, LouisianaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 20 Dec 200535 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighJefferson Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Very HighLightning Very HighCoastal flooding Very HighHeat wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality62% of days had good air in 2025227 of 365 days measured137 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 47, worst day 101main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Jefferson County monitors, LA
Drinking waterE Jefferson Ww District 1serves 275,163 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation7 ft2 m below sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalTulane Lakeside Hospital1.4 miPost officePark Manor Post Officeunder a mileTown hallKenner City Hall2.1 miPoliceJefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Fourth District Patrol1.8 miFire stationJefferson Parish Eastbank Consolidated Fire Department Station 17under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi28 schools10 elementary, 2 middle, 2 high, 14 otherSchoolMemorial Baptist Schoolunder a mileSchoolAtonement Lutheran Schoolunder a mileHighArchbishop Chapelle High Schoolunder a mileCollegeDelgado Community College - Jefferson2.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY3.3 miInterstateI-10under a mileUS highwayUS 612.5 miAmtrakUnion Passenger Terminal NOL8.7 miLight railS. Carrollton at St CharlesNew Orleans Regional Transit Authority (NORTA)6.0 miCoachNew Orleans International AirportGreyhound3.0 miTransit27 stops within a mileJefferson TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 70004 ZIP area.
