Postal Codes

70124 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 70124 covers New Orleans, Louisiana, with a population of about 20,840 and a median household income of $121,318.

Population
20,8403,121 per square mile
Median age
39.1about the US average
Median household income
$121,3182.0× the Louisiana median
Poverty rate
6.5%5.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$508,984down 2.4% in five years
Median rent
$1,7521.7× the Louisiana median
Degree or higher
70%35 points above the US average
Homeownership
76.3%11.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
570

Where 70124 is

New Orleans, Louisiana — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population20,840
Median age39.1
Family households62.5%
Born outside the US4.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home9.3%
White (non-Hispanic)75.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)4.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.2%
Hispanic or Latino14.5%
Veterans3.3%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$121,318
Income per person$70,903
Poverty rate6.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.0%
$10–15k1.4%
$15–20k2.1%
$20–25k1.4%
$25–30k2.4%
$30–35k3.1%
$35–40k1.6%
$40–45k2.8%
$45–50k1.2%
$50–60k4.7%
$60–75k5.8%
$75–100k10.5%
$100–125k9.2%
$125–150k7.9%
$150–200k12.1%
$200k or more29.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed9,630
Mean adjusted gross income$183,437
Returns declaring $200,000 or more26.6%
Returns, under $25k16.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k13.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k22.5%
Returns, $200k or more26.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$577,800
Median gross rent$1,752
Rent as a share of household income25.4%
Owner-occupied76.3%
Vacant homes10.6%
Median year built1972

What the homes are

Detached house64.6%
Attached house8.8%
2 to 4 units19.8%
5 to 19 units1.6%
20 or more units5%
Boat, RV or van0.1%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$508,984as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 2.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 19.7%
Typical asking rent$1,897as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 0%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 21.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$569,571$250,901

$270,881 in 2000 to $508,984 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201720212026$1,897$1,396

$1,396 in 2017 to $1,897 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher70%
High school diploma or higher98.3%
Works from home17.6%
Drives to work alone72.8%
Takes public transport0.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.4%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity24.2% 9.2 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.2% 3.8 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.5% 4.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure28.5% 5.6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health11.3% 9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.5% 6.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression28.7% 6.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity14.4% 11 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis22.1% 3 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking25.3% 9.3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.7% 2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.7% 3.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening75.2% 10.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.1% 2.5 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist76.6% 15.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability22.5% 8.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7.7% 9.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps4.8% 9.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.6% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.4% 1.8 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.1% 6.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5% 3.4 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.7% 4.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use84.2% 8.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8.1% 5.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9.4% 4.1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.3% 8.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.1% 5.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.9% 2.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments570
People employed4,946
Annual payroll$200,136,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 46.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss58.1 out of 100
Community resilience99.9 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Hurricane93.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding84Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail55.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave46.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning41.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave36.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather29.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding25.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide24.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado19Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm16.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake15.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind12.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire6.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Louisiana and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPLouisianaUnited States
Median household income$121,318$60,023$78,538
Income per person$70,903$34,211$43,289
Poverty rate6.5%18.9%12.4%
Median home value$577,800$208,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,752$1,038$1,348
Homeownership76.3%67.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher70%26.6%35%
Unemployment rate4.3%6.3%5.2%
Works from home17.6%7.2%13.5%
Born outside the US4.5%4.7%13.9%
Median age39.137.838.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationNEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AP, LA US9.1 km away
Rain in a year60 in
Snow in a year0 in

Average high and low by month

January61°F / 46.9°F5.26 in rain
February65.3°F / 50.8°F4.08 in rain
March71.4°F / 56.8°F4.63 in rain
April77.7°F / 63.4°F5.87 in rain
May84.6°F / 70.9°F4.94 in rain
June89.3°F / 76.4°F6.04 in rain
July90.6°F / 78.2°F6.29 in rain
August90.8°F / 78.6°F6.46 in rain
September87.2°F / 75.6°F4.64 in rain
October79.2°F / 66.6°F3.64 in rain
November69.8°F / 56.3°F3.64 in rain
December63.4°F / 49.5°F4.63 in rain, 0.1 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket16% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Orleans Parish School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Household characteristics20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Walkability13.5 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

70005 Metairie, LA2.4 km away
70119 New Orleans, LA4.3 km away
70122 New Orleans, LA4.3 km away
70148 New Orleans, LA4.8 km away
70004 Metairie, LA4.9 km away
70009 Metairie, LA4.9 km away
70010 Metairie, LA4.9 km away
70011 Metairie, LA4.9 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Orleans Parish100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area6.68 sq mi
Water area1.04 sq mi
Population density3,121 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude30.0071, -90.1094

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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