| ZIP Codes: | 10 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 5 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 504 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:25 PM |
| Population: | 22,895 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 22075 |
| CBSA: | New Orleans-Metairie, LA |
| Land Area: | 803 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 318 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 29.4914, -89.6738 |
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22,895 residents live across 10 ZIPs covering 803 sq mi, served by 9 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 23,545 to 22,895 from 2014 to 2024 — a -2.8% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 5 lost.
The parish's wealthiest ZIP 70037 (Belle Chasse, $98,983 median) and poorest ZIP 70041 (Buras, $34,615) are 46.1 miles apart — a 2.9× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 10.5× across this parish — from $36,800 in 70082 (Pointe A La Hache) to $385,200 in 70037 (Belle Chasse).
Density varies 89× across the parish — from 3 people/sq mi in 70091 (Venice) to 232 in 70037 (Belle Chasse).
Educational attainment ranges from 6.4% bachelor's+ in 70041 (Buras) to 26.4% in 70037 (Belle Chasse) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Louisiana, this is the #38 most populous of 64 parishes and ranks #15 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $87,865 across the parish — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
21.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (3,299 of 15,429 reporting).
5 Standard delivery, 5 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this parish.
A frontier parish — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
One ZIP holds the majority of this parish's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70037 | Belle Chasse | Standard | 16,639 | $98,983 | 71.6 | 2.1% |
| 70083 | Port Sulphur | Standard | 2,317 | $53,100 | 334.8 | -8.6% |
| 70041 | Buras | Standard | 1,747 | $34,615 | 87.9 | -24.8% |
| 70040 | Braithwaite | Standard | 1,056 | $83,649 | 166.6 | -11.6% |
| 70082 | Pointe A La Hache | PO Box | 674 | — | 13.9 | 107.4% |
| 70091 | Venice | Standard | 337 | $67,216 | 128.6 | 7.7% |
| 70038 | Boothville | PO Box | 125 | — | 0.0 | -76.8% |
| 70050 | Empire | PO Box | 0 | — | 0.0 | -100.0% |
| 70081 | Pilottown | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 70093 | Belle Chasse | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |