Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 5 min6:01 am – 8:05 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 13 min6:53 am – 5:06 pm
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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, 8 mi away
Parks and public landsEast Bank Bridge Parkpark · 2.4 miBethune Parkpark · 2.5 miBayou Labranchestate conservation land · 3.7 miDavis Pond Freshwater Diversion Projectstate recreation area · 7.4 mi · 154 acresSalvador Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.4 mi · 30,166 acresSaints Training/baseball Stadium/recreatstate recreation area · 11.0 mi · 72 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 200527 mi away, near French Settlement, LouisianaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 20 Dec 200527 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, 13 mi away
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
Elevation1 ft0 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Charles Parish Hospital4.1 miPost officeNew Sarpy Post Officeunder a mileTown hallKenner City Hall8.6 miPoliceSaint Charles Parish Sheriff's Office - Civil Division1.8 miFire stationEast Side Saint Charles Volunteer Fire Department Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 elementary, 1 high, 1 otherElementaryEthel Schoeffner Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryNew Sarpy Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighDestrehan High School1.2 miCollegeDelgado Community College - Jefferson11.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY7.2 miInterstateI-3102.0 miUS highwayUS 611.0 miAmtrakUnion Passenger Terminal NOL19 miCoachNew Orleans International AirportGreyhound7.7 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 70078 ZIP area.
