Chalmette is a community in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, home to about 22,616 people across 7.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 70043, and parts of 70032 are in Chalmette too.
Homes sold for a median of $136 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Chalmette
Mostly Arabi; part is in Chalmette
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Chalmette. 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)18 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA7 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX325 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Chalmette; 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.
Chalmette had 21,562 residents in the 2020 census, down 33% since 2000.
It’s the 19th 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).
223 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Chalmette.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 16 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 11 |
| Dentists | 18 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 38 |
| Mental health providers | 123 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 12 |
| Optometrists | 2 |
| Chiropractors | 3 |
| Pharmacies | 9 |
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 (4 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Pharmacies (3 nearby)
Libraries (2 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 2 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.
Colleges and universities
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by St. Bernard Parish. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arlene Meraux Elementary SchoolChalmette | Pre-K–5 | 583 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Chalmette Elementary SchoolChalmette | Pre-K–5 | 467 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Lacoste Elementary SchoolChalmette | Pre-K–5 | 621 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Andrew Jackson Middle SchoolChalmette | 6–8 | 546 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| C.F. Rowley Alternative SchoolChalmette | 6–12 | 103 | Alternative Education | 1.0 mi |
| Chalmette High SchoolChalmette | 9–12 | 2,193 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Prompt Succor SchoolChalmette | Pre-K–7 | 343 | Roman Catholic | 0.5 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Arabi.
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