| City: | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Parish: | Orleans Parish |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:57:03 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 504 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 29.9545, -90.0753 |
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ZIP code 70186 serves a small section of New Orleans East along Chef Menteur Highway. The post office maintains 142 PO Boxes for local businesses and residents in this area, which sits within the larger 70127 ZIP code coverage zone. About 34 businesses use this location for mail services.
The single street route covers Chef Menteur Highway addresses with unit-based delivery. While most of New Orleans uses standard street delivery, this location offers PO Box service as an alternative. It's classified as a small postal hub serving the immediate area rather than a regional center.
This facility is located in the West Lake Forest neighborhood of New Orleans East, with nearby neighborhoods including Read Boulevard West and Little Woods. The area is part of Orleans Parish in southeastern Louisiana.
Chef Menteur Highway is the sole street in this ZIP code. The historic route connects downtown New Orleans to eastern suburbs and serves as the main corridor for this small postal service area.
ZIP Code 70186 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 3 business establishments, employing about 9 people with an annual payroll of $416,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 171Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 3Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $86,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $416,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 9Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 70186 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 1,167,764 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 70186. 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: | 1,167,764Source: 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 70186 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 March 1, 2026.