Local servicesHospitalOchsner Medical Center West Bank Campus11.8 miPost officeBelle Chasse Post Office8.5 miPolicePlaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office9.3 miFire stationPlaquemines Parish Fire District 7 Woodlawn Fire Department5.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY27 miInterstateI-1018 miUS highwayUS 90 Bus14 miAmtrakUnion Passenger Terminal NOL17 miCoachNew Orleans Bus StationFlixBus17 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 70040 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 70040 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 4 min5:59 am – 8:03 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 14 min6:50 am – 5:04 pm
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People978 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 53.7463 householdsMedian household income $78,194Median home value $111,60093% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $523 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 495 employedMain industries: transport, warehousing and utilities 34%, retail 17%, public administration 16%Average commute 42 minutes83% drive alone, 14% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 2% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages11% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher83% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, Spanish 5%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 62°F, lows 43°F64 in of rain a year, on about 82 dayswettest month JulySnow is rare64 days above 90°F, 11 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, New Orleans Alvin Callender Fl station, 8 mi away; snow from Lsu Citrus Rsch Stn
Parks and public landsSaint Bernrd State Park District 1state park · 7.8 mi · 484 acresJean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preservehistoric site · 10.6 mi · 16,609 acresLake Borgne Canal (violet Canal)state conservation land · 12.0 mi · 65 acresPirogue Bayoustate conservation land · 12.6 miBashman Bayoustate conservation land · 13.1 miChalmette Battlefieldstate historic site · 14.3 mi · 143 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 LowPlaquemines Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Relatively HighCoastal flooding 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, nearest monitors: Jefferson County, LA, 18 mi away
Internet at home87% of households have a broadband subscription50% have cable, fibre or DSL21% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterBelle Chasse Water Districtserves 19,644 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2 ft1 m below sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
