Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 4 min5:58 am – 8:02 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 14 min6:50 am – 5:04 pm
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People4,736 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 36.51,620 householdsMedian household income $55,167Median home value $156,600Median rent $1,043 a month74% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $751 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.5% unemployment rate42% of adults are in the labour force, 1,415 employedMain industries: education and health care 18%, retail 14%, public administration 13%Average commute 31 minutes68% drive alone, 22% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages12% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher75% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 93%, Spanish 6%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 75°FColdest month January: highs 62°F, lows 44°F64 in of rain a year, on about 82 dayswettest month JulySnow is rare55 days above 90°F, 8 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, St Bernard station, 6 mi away; rain from New Orleans Alvin Callender Fl; snow from Chalmette
Nearby landmarksSchooner Canalbay · under a mileJacks Canalbay · 1.1 miGrand Lagoonlake · 2.8 miDelacroix Islandisland · 3.7 miLake Lerylake · 4.8 miSun Pointcape · 8.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSaint Bernrd State Park District 1state park · 8.9 mi · 484 acresPirogue Bayoustate conservation land · 7.3 miLake Borgne Canal (violet Canal)state conservation land · 8.4 mi · 65 acresBashman Bayoustate conservation land · 8.7 miBayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 15.3 mi · 27,640 acresBayou Bienvenuestate conservation land · 13.4 mi · 136 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSt. Bernard Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality73% of days had good air in 2025266 of 365 days measured99 moderate daysMedian index 44, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, St. Bernard County monitors, LA
Internet at home92% of households have a broadband subscription65% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSt Bernard Parish Waterworksserves 44,783 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2 ft1 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalOchsner Medical Center West Bank Campus16.7 miPost officeSaint Bernard Post Office7.2 miFire stationSaint Bernard Parish Fire Department Station 103.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY33 miInterstateI-51017 miUS highwayUS 9017 miAmtrakUnion Passenger Terminal NOL21 miCoachNew Orleans Bus StationFlixBus21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 70085 ZIP area.
