Local servicesHospitalPlaquemines Medical Center10.4 miPost officeBuras Post Office8.2 miPolicePlaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office District 25.9 miFire stationBuras Volunteer Fire Department4.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 highHighSouth Placquemines High School1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY58 miAmtrakUnion Passenger Terminal NOL49 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 70050 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 70050 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 2 min5:59 am – 8:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 16 min6:48 am – 5:04 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 77°FColdest month January: highs 62°F, lows 47°F63 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month JulySnow is rare34 days above 90°F, 3 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Buras station, 6 mi away
Parks and public landsBuras Parkpark · 4.0 miFort Jackson Parish Parkpark · 8.5 mi · 79 acresDelta National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 20.6 mi · 50,260 acresGrand Isle State Parkstate park · 24.2 mi · 205 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, 28 mi away
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
Elevation3 ft1 m below sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
