Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 5 min6:00 am – 8:04 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 13 min6:52 am – 5:05 pm
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People17,821 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 34.86,477 householdsMedian household income $61,174Median home value $429,200Median rent $1,334 a month47% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,977 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting8.4% unemployment rate59% of adults are in the labour force, 7,907 employedMain industries: education and health care 31%, hospitality, food and recreation 16%, professional and business services 14%Average commute 18 minutes57% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 5% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle, 16% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages50% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 25% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 89%, Spanish 7%, French or Haitian Creole 1%, Chinese 1%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 94°F, lows 77°FColdest month January: highs 64°F, lows 47°F65 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month JulySnow is rare106 days above 90°F, 4 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, New Orleans Audubon station, 3 mi away; snow from Gretna
Nearby landmarksNotre Dame Seminary Graduate School of Theologycollege · under a mileXavier University of Louisianacollege · under a mileFrench Quartervisitor center · 2.3 miNew Orleans Jazz NHPvisitor center · 2.6 miNinemile Pointcape · 2.7 miAlgiers Pointcape · 2.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLemann Playground 1park · 1.7 miWashington Artilleryhistoric site · 2.5 miBayou Segnette State Parkstate park · 4.9 mi · 579 acresBayou Saint Johnstate conservation land · 3.4 mi · 121 acresSaints Training/baseball Stadium/recreatstate recreation area · 5.7 mi · 72 acresChalmette Battlefieldstate historic site · 6.5 mi · 143 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 200542 mi away, near French Settlement, LouisianaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 20 Dec 200542 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 home87% of households have a broadband subscription71% have cable, fibre or DSL15% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% 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
Elevation4 ft1 m below sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalOchsner Baptist Medical Center1.0 miPost officeCarrollton Post Office1.0 miTown hallNew Orleans City Hall1.6 miPoliceNew Orleans Police Department 2nd District Stationunder a mileFire stationNew Orleans Emergency Medical Services1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi40 schools4 elementary, 3 middle, 11 high, 22 otherSchoolAndrew H Wilson Charter Schoolunder a mileHighSaint Mary's Dominican High Schoolunder a mileElementaryMcmillian's First Steps Academyunder a mileCollegeNotre Dame Seminary Graduate School of Theologyunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY10 miInterstateI-10under a mileUS highwayUS 90Z Busunder a mileAmtrakUnion Passenger Terminal NOL1.6 miLight railS. Carrollton Ave. at S. Claiborne Ave.New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (NORTA)1.1 miCoachNew Orleans Bus StationFlixBus1.5 miTransit136 stops within a mileNew Orleans Regional Transit Authority (NORTA), Jefferson TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 70125 ZIP area.
