| City: | Metairie, Louisiana |
| Parish: | Jefferson Parish |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 1:34:50 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 504 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 29.9839, -90.1526 |
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ZIP code 70055 serves a single address on Metairie Road in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. This isn't a residential community. Zero people live within this ZIP's boundaries. Instead, it functions as a business mail facility serving 194 commercial delivery points and 164 PO Boxes.
The postal infrastructure here consists of one city carrier route delivering to addresses along Metairie Road. With 96 ZIP+4 records showing unit designators, this indicates a multi-tenant commercial building or office complex. The facility sits within the larger 70005 ZIP code area, near the New Orleans neighborhoods of Lakeview and Lakewood.
Metairie has multiple ZIP codes handling different delivery functions. While 70055 carries a PO Box classification, this isn't a PO Box Only Zone. Street delivery is available throughout the Metairie area via neighboring standard ZIP codes. The classification here points to this being a specialized mail handling point rather than a traditional post office serving a residential community.
Single-street delivery to Metairie Road with unit designators indicating multi-tenant commercial facility.
ZIP Code 70055 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 3 business establishments, employing about 20 people with an annual payroll of $1,303,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 356Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 3Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $315,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $1,303,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 20Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 70055 is located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, within the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 35380) and Louisiana's 1st Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 988,763 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 70055. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | New Orleans-Metairie, LASource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 35380Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 988,763Source: Census |
| MSA: | New Orleans, LA MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 01Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 4030.23 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 2250115Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Metairie CDP; LouisianaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 70055 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on February 1, 2026.