70043 Zip Code Profile

70043 is a suburban zip code in Chalmette, Louisiana. The population is primarily white, and mostly married couples. Looking for higher-end houses? Real estate prices here ($129,000) are significantly above average for the New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner metro area.

The average family income here is $52,029/year. This is less than the national average of $70,000/year. However, the national average number is a little misleading because there are some very wealthy Americans earning $50 million a year or more. (Wouldn't that be nice!) This pushes the national average higher than in would be without those edge cases. The median household income in the US (median, meaning half of US households make more and half make less) is at about $50,000/year. Median family income in 70043 is $43,804.

An intersting fact about income: Men in 70043 earn an average of $31,319/year. Women earn only $19,475/year.

14,327 people in 70043 have jobs. This statistic includes anyone over the age of 16.

Are you thinking about moving to a neighborhood in 70043? You might be interested to know that the average commute time to work for people living here is not bad, only 26.7 minutes.

The median age here is 31. There are 8,599 men and 8,161 women. The median age for men is 31 while for women the median age is 32.

To give you a sense of the community, 18,802 people (out of the 16,760 people live here) have lived in their home at least 5 years. The Post Office delivers mail to 8,012 homes, and 788 businesses every day. 298 people ride bikes or walk to work on a fairly regular basis.

70043 Zip code is located in the Central time zone at 30 degrees latitude (Fun Fact: this is the same latitude as Cairo, Egypt!) and -90 degrees longitude. It has an average elevation of 4 feet above sea levell.

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• ADAM Community Development Corp.
• Affordable Housing Development Corp.
• Algiers Crescent Community Development Corp
• Algiers Enterprise Comm. Council, Inc.
• Algiers Neighborhood Improvement Association
• Bellemeade Civic Association
• Canal 2000 Association, Inc.
• Community Housing Developement Corp.
• Concerned Citizens of Agriculture Street Landfill
• Crescent City Peace Alliance
• Eastover Residents Association
• Esplanade Preservation Association
• Faubourg Lafayette Neighborhood Improvement Association
• French Quarter Business Association
• French Quarter Family Association
• French Quarter Festivals, Inc.
• French Quarter North and South
• Historic 7th Ward Neighborhood Improvement Assoc.
• Holy Cross Comm. Dev. Corp.

• Lake Barrington Homeowners Association
• Lake Oak Civic Association
• Lakewood Country Club Association
• Lower Garden District Coalition
• New Orleans East Business Association
• New Orleans East Economic Development Foundation
• Prytania Corridor Business & Professional Org.
• Regency Park Townhomes Owners Association
• Roger Drive Property Owners Association
• Royal Street Guild
• Spice Factory Condominium Association
• Terrytown Civic Association
• Thompson Comm. Dev. Corp.
• Treme Historical Dev. Corp.
• UJAMAA Community Dev. Corp.
• University Terrance Civic & Improvement Assoc.
• Upper Decatur Association
• Vieux Carre Prop.Owners, Residents, & Asso, Inc.

• Demographics

• Total Population: 16,760
• White Population: 13,226
• Black Population: 2,417
• Hispanic Population: 1,726
• Asian Population: 621
• Hawaiian Population: 28
• Indian Population: 240
• Male Population: 8,599
• Female Population: 8,161
• Median Age: 31
• Median Age of Males: 31
• Median Age of Females: 32

• Geography

• Region: South
• Division: West South Central
• State: Louisiana
• CSA Name: New Orleans-Metairie-Bogalusa, LA
• CBSA Type: Metropolitan
• CBSA Name: New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner LA
• County: St. Bernard
• City: Chalmette
• Longitude: -90.0
• Latitude: 29.9
• Elevation: 5 feet above sea levele
• Area code: 504

• Marital Status

• Average Age

• The Commute to Work

• Total commuters: 14,154
• Drive alone: 11,778
• Carpool: 1,842
• Public transit: 99
• Ride bikes or walk: 298


• Average commute time: 26.7 minutes.
•    0 - 5: 290
•    5 - 9: 1,710
•    10 - 14: 2,149
•    15 - 19: 1,646
•    20 - 24: 1,539
•    25 - 29: 524
•    30 - 34: 2,269
•    35 - 39: 541
•    40 - 44: 696
•    45 - 59: 1,874
•    60 - 89: 672
•    90 plus: 244

• The Economics

• Average House Value: $129,000
• Average Annual Household Income: $41,164
• Businesses: 430
• Employees: 4,666
• Annual Payroll: $169,502,000
• Average Family Income: $52,029
• Median Family Income: $36,699
• Average Income for Men: $31,319
• Average Income for Women: $19,475

• The Politics

• Congressional District: 03
• Congressional District Land Area: 7010.0
• Sr Senator: David Vitter (R)
• Jr Senator: Mary L. Landrieu (D)
• US House Representative: Charles W. Boustany Jr. (R)

• Other Stuff

• County FIPS Code: 087
• State FIPS Code: 22

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Other Schools

St. Bernard Unified School

1100 East Judge Perez Drive

Chalmette, LA 70043

(504) 613-5301

Other Schools

Andrew Jackson Elementary School

201 8th Street

Chalmette, LA 70043

(504) 301-1500

Andrew Jackson Fundamental High School

201 8th Street

Chalmette, LA 70043

(504) 301-1500

C.F. Rowley School

49 Madison Avenue

Chalmette, LA 70043

(504) 301-1000

Chalmette High School

1100 East Judge Perez Drive

Chalmette, LA 70043

(504) 301-2600

Chalmette Middle School

75 East Chalmette Circle

Chalmette, LA 70043

(504) 301-0500

Lacoste Elementary School

1101 East Judge Perez Drive

Chalmette, LA 70043

(504) 301-0800

Nova Academy

2 Mustang Drive

Arabi, LA 70043

(504) 301-1900