ZIP code · Braithwaite · Louisiana · United States
ZIP code 70040 — Braithwaite
ZIP code 70040 serves Braithwaite, Louisiana.
- Postal code
- 70040Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Braithwaite
- County
- Plaquemines Parish FIPS 22075
- State
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 29.7361, -89.9197 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 978 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 10 / sq mi
- Land area
- 94.8 sq mi (245.5 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $78,194
- Per-capita income
- $38,338
- Median age
- 53.7
- Households
- 463
- Housing units
- 518
- Median home value
- $111,600
- Congressional district
- LA-1 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 9b (25 to 30 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/Chicago (UTC−6 / UTC−5 DST)
- Area code
- 504 (from the nearest rate centre)Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.
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Map of ZIP code 70040
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 90°F), coldest Jan (avg low 43°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 62 | 66 | 71 | 77 | 84 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 80 | 71 | 64 |
| Avg low °F | 43 | 46 | 52 | 58 | 65 | 71 | 73 | 73 | 70 | 60 | 49 | 45 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 8.1 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: NEW ORLEANS ALVIN CALLENDER FL (8.1 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 70040
- 3 schools
- 2 parks
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 post offices
- 6 places of worship
- 1 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page