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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People25,652 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.611,779 householdsMedian household income $45,764Median home value $260,000Median rent $1,269 a month52% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,840 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting9.9% unemployment rate63% of adults are in the labour force, 12,235 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, hospitality, food and recreation 20%, professional and business services 14%Average commute 24 minutes54% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 6% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle, 17% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages36% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 15% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 93%, Spanish 3%, other Indo-European languages 1%, French or Haitian Creole 1%2% 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, 3 mi away; snow from Chalmette
Nearby landmarksDelgado Community College Sidney Collier Campuscollege · 1.9 miNew Orleans Baptist Theological Seminarycollege · 2.6 miAlgiers Pointcape · 1.8 miNew Orleans Jazz NHPvisitor center · 2.0 miFrench Quartervisitor center · 2.3 miInner Harbor Navigation Canalbay · 3.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCrescent Parkpark · 1.0 miWashington Artilleryhistoric site · 2.1 miChalmette Battlefieldstate historic site · 2.7 mi · 143 acresBayou Saint Johnstate conservation land · 3.9 mi · 121 acresBayou Segnette State Parkstate park · 9.0 mi · 579 acresBayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 9.1 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 200545 mi away, near French Settlement, LouisianaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 20 Dec 200545 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighOrleans Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Very HighLightning Very HighCold wave Relatively HighHeat wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality71% of days had good air in 2025259 of 365 days measured106 moderate daysMedian index 42, worst day 71main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Orleans County monitors, LA
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription67% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone13% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterNew Orleans Carrollton Water Worksserves 334,903 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jan 2025: surface water treatment, treatment technique3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2 ft1 m below sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUniversity Medical Center New Orleans3.1 miPost officeBywater Post Officeunder a mileTown hallSaint Bernard Parish Government Complex3.0 miPoliceNew Orleans Police Department 5th District Stationunder a mileFire stationNew Orleans Fire Department Quint 24under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools3 elementary, 4 high, 7 otherSchoolArise Academyunder a mileHighFrederick A Douglass High Schoolunder a mileHighBard Early College New Orleansunder a mileCollegeDelgado Community College Sidney Collier Campus1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY14 miInterstateI-6102.0 miUS highwayUS 90 Bus2.2 miAmtrakUnion Passenger Terminal NOL3.3 miLight railSt. Claude Ave. at Elysian FieldsNew Orleans Regional Transit Authority (NORTA)1.6 miCoachNew Orleans Bus StationFlixBus3.3 miTransit65 stops within a mileNew Orleans Regional Transit Authority (NORTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 70117 ZIP area.
