| 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 70187 serves a post office located on Lake Forest Boulevard in the New Orleans East section of Louisiana's largest city. This isn't a residential neighborhood with its own ZIP. Instead, it's a point-based ZIP Code enclosed entirely within ZIP 70127. The post office here handles 729 PO Boxes and serves 243 businesses along the commercial corridor.
All 133 ZIP+4 records trace back to a single address: Lake Forest Boulevard. The secondary unit designations indicate this post office serves a commercial center with multiple business units. New Orleans East residents who want a PO Box separate from their home address use this location.
The PO Box classification doesn't mean mail can't reach this area by other means. Street delivery exists through neighboring ZIP codes, and the West Lake Forest neighborhood receives carrier service via 70127. Nearby neighborhoods include Read Boulevard West, Little Woods, and Plum Orchard, all within half a mile of this post office location.
All addresses in this ZIP trace to Lake Forest Boulevard, indicating a single commercial location.
ZIP Code 70187 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 3 business establishments, employing about 15 people with an annual payroll of $206,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 907Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 3Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $49,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $206,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 15Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 70187 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 70187. 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 70187 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.