Arabi is a community in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, home to about 4,625 people across 1.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 70032.
Homes sold for a median of $172 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Arabi. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)16 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA7 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX323 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Arabi; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Arabi had 4,533 residents in the 2020 census, down 44% since 2000.
It’s the 109th largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.
St. Bernard Parish grew from 5,031 residents in 1900 to 43,764 in 2020.
St. Bernard Parish, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 44°F. About 70.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chalmette, LA weather station (about a mile away).
8,913 jobs at 705 businesses in St. Bernard Parish. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
13 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Arabi.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 1 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
| Mental health providers | 9 |
| Pharmacies | 2 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (2 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (3 nearby)
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by St. Bernard Parish. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabi Elementary SchoolArabi | Pre-K–5 | 567 | Public | 0.2 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Chalmette.
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