Barataria is a community in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, home to about 544 people across 4.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 70036.
Homes sold for a median of $151 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 Barataria. 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)22 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA27 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX316 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Barataria; 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.
Barataria had 1,057 residents in the 2020 census, down 21% since 2000.
It’s the 347th largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.
Jefferson Parish grew from 15,321 residents in 1900 to 440,781 in 2020.
Jefferson Parish, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 43°F. About 66.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Marrero 9 Ssw, LA weather station (6 miles away).
177,065 jobs at 11,728 businesses in Jefferson Parish. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Barataria.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
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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.
Museums
Counts are within about 1.5 miles 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.
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