70126 Zip Code Profile

70126 is a urban zip code in New Orleans, Louisiana. The population is primarily African-American, and mostly single. At $152,200 the average home value here is a bit higher than average for the New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner metro area, so this probably isn't the place to look for housing bargains.

The average family income here is $42,111/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 70126 is $33,426.

An intersting fact about income: Men in 70126 earn an average of $27,227/year. Women earn only $20,058/year.

16,344 people in 70126 have jobs. This statistic includes anyone over the age of 16.

Are you thinking about moving to a neighborhood in 70126? You might be interested to know that the average commute time to work for people living here is not bad, only 27.4 minutes.

The median age here is 32. There are 11,014 men and 12,944 women. The median age for men is 30 while for women the median age is 34.

To give you a sense of the community, 22,671 people (out of the 23,958 people live here) have lived in their home at least 5 years. The Post Office delivers mail to 11,052 homes, and 643 businesses every day. 319 people ride bikes or walk to work on a fairly regular basis.

70126 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 -5 feet above sea levell.

• Concerned Citizens of Agriculture Street Landfill
• Creole Cottage
• Desire Area Resident Council/Desire Comm. Fam. C
• Desire/Florida Area Community Council, Inc.
• Fleur De Lis Recovery Corps
• Gulf Coast Housing & Development Corp.

• Lake Willow Homeowners Association
• Pines Village East HOA
• Pontilly Association
• Press Park Homeowners Association
• Regency Park Townhomes Owners Association
• Treme Neighborhood Association

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• 123 Walnut Street Association
• ADAM Community Development Corp.
• Affordable Housing Development Corp.
• Algiers Crescent Community Development Corp
• Algiers Enterprise Comm. Council, Inc.
• Algiers Neighborhood Improvement Association
• Canal 2000 Association, Inc.
• City Park Improvement Association
• Community Housing Developement Corp.
• Crescent City Peace Alliance
• Eastover Residents Association
• Esplanade Preservation Association
• Faubourg Lafayette Neighborhood Improvement Association
• Forest Hill Civic Association
• French Quarter Business Association
• French Quarter Family Association
• French Quarter Festivals, Inc.
• French Quarter North and South
• Gert Town Enterprise Economic Redevelopment Inc.

• Historic 7th Ward Neighborhood Improvement Assoc.
• Historic N.O. Trace/Bed & Breakfast Association
• Holy Cross Comm. Dev. Corp.
• Hurtsville Association
• Lakeshore Civic Association
• Lakewood Country Club Association
• Lower Garden District Coalition
• Metairie Club Gardens Association
• Mid City Neighborhood Association
• New Orleans East Business Association
• Palmer Park Residents Inc.
• Pitt Street Neighborhood Association
• Roger Drive Property Owners Association
• Thompson Comm. Dev. Corp.
• Treme Historical Dev. Corp.
• UJAMAA Community Dev. Corp.
• Vieux Carre Prop.Owners, Residents, & Asso, Inc.
• Xavier Triangle NDC

• Demographics

• Total Population: 23,958
• White Population: 1,505
• Black Population: 22,100
• Hispanic Population: 608
• Asian Population: 178
• Hawaiian Population: 29
• Indian Population: 140
• Male Population: 11,014
• Female Population: 12,944
• Median Age: 32
• Median Age of Males: 30
• Median Age of Females: 34

• 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: Orleans
• City: New Orleans
• Longitude: -90.0
• Latitude: 30.0
• Elevation: -6 feet above sea levele
• Area code: 504

• Marital Status

• Average Age

• The Commute to Work

• Total commuters: 16,119
• Drive alone: 10,355
• Carpool: 3,128
• Public transit: 2,133
• Ride bikes or walk: 319


• Average commute time: 27.4 minutes.
•    0 - 5: 150
•    5 - 9: 770
•    10 - 14: 1,993
•    15 - 19: 2,526
•    20 - 24: 2,837
•    25 - 29: 1,168
•    30 - 34: 3,508
•    35 - 39: 359
•    40 - 44: 517
•    45 - 59: 1,134
•    60 - 89: 737
•    90 plus: 420

• The Economics

• Average House Value: $152,200
• Average Annual Household Income: $30,445
• Businesses: 307
• Employees: 5,496
• Annual Payroll: $192,881,000
• Average Family Income: $42,111
• Median Family Income: $30,627
• Average Income for Men: $27,227
• Average Income for Women: $20,058

• The Politics

• Congressional District: 02
• Congressional District Land Area: 265.0
• Sr Senator: David Vitter (R)
• Jr Senator: Mary L. Landrieu (D)
• US House Representative: Cedric L. Richmond (D)

• Other Stuff

• County FIPS Code: 071
• State FIPS Code: 22

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Other Schools

Barbara Jordan Elementary School

4348 Reynes Street

New Orleans, LA 70126

(504) 243-5771

Carver Middle School

3019 Higgins Boulevard

New Orleans, LA 70126

(504) 940-1103

Ernest N. 'dutch' Morial School

7701 Grant Street

New Orleans, LA 70126

(504) 243-5729

G. W. Carver High School

3059 Higgins Boulevard

New Orleans, LA 70126

(504) 942-1775

H.C. Schaumburg Elementary School

9501 Grant Street

New Orleans, LA 70126

(504) 309-4423

Helen S. Edwards Elementary School

3039 Higgins Boulevard

New Orleans, LA 70126

(504) 942-3625

Lake Forest Montessori Magnet School

8258 Lake Forest Boulevard

New Orleans, LA 70126

(504) 243-5744

Livingston Middle School

7301 Dwyer Road

New Orleans, LA 70126

(504) 243-5756

Mary D. Coghill Elementary School

5500 Piety Drive

New Orleans, LA 70126

(504) 286-2669

Mildred Osborne School

6701 Curran Road

New Orleans, LA 70126

(504) 243-5776

Parkview Fundamental Magnet School

4617 Mirabeau Avenue

New Orleans, LA 70126

(504) 286-2630

Ray Abrams Elementary School

6519 Virgilian Street

New Orleans, LA 70126

(504) 243-5719

Robert R. Moton Elementary School

3000 Abundance Street

New Orleans, LA 70126

(504) 942-3615

Vorice Jackson Waters Elementary School

3800 Cadillac Street

New Orleans, LA 70126

(504) 286-2654