| City: | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Names to Avoid: | South Central Bell |
| Parish: | Orleans Parish |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 1:36:54 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 504 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 29.9545, -90.0753 |
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South Central Bell, a regional telecommunications company formed after the 1984 AT&T divestiture, operated under dedicated ZIP code 70166 in Orleans Parish. As one of the Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs), South Central Bell provided telephone service across Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, and Tennessee. The company was headquartered in Birmingham but maintained significant operations throughout New Orleans' Central Business District. This postal designation has been in the USPS system for more than two decades.
South Central Bell merged with BellSouth in 1992, which subsequently merged with AT&T in 2006. Postal records show 1 ZIP+4 code associated with this location. Mail addressed to New Orleans, LA 70166 should be redirected to AT&T for current telecommunications service needs, as the original South Central Bell entity no longer exists independently.
| Residential: | 0 |
| Business: | 1 |
ZIP Code 70166 is assigned to a single organization or institution. Detailed business demographics are not published for unique ZIP Codes.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 0Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 0Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 70166 is located in Orleans Parish, Louisiana, within the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 35380) and Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 988,763 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 70166. 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: | 02Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 1268.48 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 2255000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | New Orleans city; LouisianaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 70166 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 January 1, 2026.