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New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans is a city in Orleans Parish, Louisiana, home to about 371,853 people across 169 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 70112, 70113, 70114, 70115, 70116, 70117, 70118, 70119, 70122, 70124, 70125, 70126, 70127, 70128, 70129, 70130, 70131, 70139, 70148 and 70163.

Homes sold for a median of $162 per square foot across 17 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 2 of 17 were seller’s markets.

Population371,8532,194 per sq mi

Median home value$315,700Census, as estimated by owners

Price per sq ft$162Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

Sold over asking10%Median of 17 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in New Orleans

20 ZIP codes

New Orleans, LA70112 Buyer’s market $408/sq ft +28.4% vs. last year 16.4 months of supply · 0% sold over asking

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New Orleans, LA70113 Buyer’s market $141/sq ft −27.4% vs. last year 12.8 months of supply · 5% sold over asking Competition 8/100

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New Orleans, LA70114 Buyer’s market $150/sq ft +12.1% vs. last year 8.8 months of supply · 2% sold over asking Competition 10/100

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New Orleans, LA70115 Seller’s market $342/sq ft +3.0% vs. last year 3.9 months of supply · 16% sold over asking Competition 37/100

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New Orleans, LA70116 Buyer’s market $275/sq ft −6.8% vs. last year 11 months of supply · 4% sold over asking Competition 3/100

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New Orleans, LA70117 Buyer’s market $162/sq ft +28.5% vs. last year 11 months of supply · 5% sold over asking Competition 4/100

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New Orleans, LA70118 Balanced $253/sq ft +4.8% vs. last year 4.4 months of supply · 14% sold over asking Competition 27/100

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New Orleans, LA70119 Buyer’s market $195/sq ft −4.2% vs. last year 7.4 months of supply · 6% sold over asking Competition 10/100

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New Orleans, LA70122 Balanced $161/sq ft +0.3% vs. last year 5.5 months of supply · 10% sold over asking Competition 17/100

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New Orleans, LA70124 Seller’s market $257/sq ft +3.4% vs. last year 3.5 months of supply · 13% sold over asking Competition 30/100

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New Orleans, LA70125 Buyer’s market $177/sq ft +8.2% vs. last year 6.8 months of supply · 20% sold over asking Competition 22/100

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New Orleans, LA70126 Buyer’s market $101/sq ft +1.6% vs. last year 7.8 months of supply · 13% sold over asking Competition 14/100

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New Orleans, LA70127 Balanced $113/sq ft +14.5% vs. last year 5.8 months of supply · 11% sold over asking Competition 20/100

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New Orleans, LA70128 Buyer’s market $87/sq ft −20.7% vs. last year 7.8 months of supply · 0% sold over asking Competition 2/100

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New Orleans, LA70129 Buyer’s market $106/sq ft −0.4% vs. last year 7 months of supply · 19% sold over asking Competition 33/100

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New Orleans, LA70130 Buyer’s market $325/sq ft −1.6% vs. last year 8 months of supply · 2% sold over asking Competition 6/100

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New Orleans, LA70131 Balanced $124/sq ft −2.0% vs. last year 5.6 months of supply · 14% sold over asking Competition 18/100

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New Orleans, LA70139Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

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New Orleans, LA70148Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

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New Orleans, LA70163Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

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New Orleans at a glance

City · Orleans Parish, LA

Population	371,8532,194 per square mile
Land area	169 square milesplus 180 of water
Median household income	$56,631average $91,690
Median home value	$315,700as estimated by owners
Median rent	$1,251/month
Homes lived in by owners	51%
Single-family houses	46% of homes
Median year built	1960
Average household	2.29 people
Median age	38.8
Average commute	23 minutes15% work from home
Adults with a degree	42%bachelor’s or higher

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the place; town boundaries and ZIP code overlaps from the Census Bureau’s 2020 relationship files; market figures from Redfin, a national real estate brokerage. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Around New Orleans

Distances

Nearest major airport	Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)20 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+	Houston, TX327 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of New Orleans; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents New Orleans

U.S. Representative · Louisiana’s 2nd DistrictTroy A. Carter (D)
U.S. Representative · Louisiana’s 1st DistrictSteve Scalise (R)
U.S. SenatorBill Cassidy (R)
U.S. SenatorJohn Kennedy (R)
GovernorJeff Landry (R)
Mayor · as listed on WikidataHelena Moreno

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

New Orleans had 383,997 residents in the 2020 census, down 21% since 2000.

It’s the 1st largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.

Orleans Parish grew from 287,104 residents in 1900 to 383,997 in 2020.

Orleans Parish, 1900–2020

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 47°F. About 60 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 0 inches of snow.

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, New Orleans Lakefront Ap, LA weather station (5 miles away).

Jobs in Orleans Parish

177,086 jobs at 10,027 businesses in Orleans Parish. The biggest industries by employees:

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

6,170 doctors and other health care providers list an office in New Orleans’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

New Orleans East HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · New Orleans2.0 miles
St. Bernard Parish HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Chalmette6.2 miles
University Medical Center New OrleansGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · New Orleans9.9 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors	535
Specialist doctors	1,605
Dentists	358
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants	773
Mental health providers	2,529
Physical and occupational therapists	295
Optometrists	37
Chiropractors	38
Pharmacies	136

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.

Places in and around New Orleans

Parks (35 nearby)

Pontchartrain Park · 180 acres6.1 mi
Chalmette Battlefield · 131 acres7.1 mi
Joe W. Brown Park · 82 acres1.7 mi
Val Reiss Park · 34 acres5.7 mi
Sydney D Torres Memorial Park · 19 acres5.9 mi
Pakenham Oaks · 5 acres7.1 mi

Grocery stores (11 nearby)

99 Market0.6 mi
Walmart Supercenter1.5 mi
Save-A-Lot2.1 mi
Winn-Dixie2.3 mi

Pharmacies (11 nearby)

Rite Aid0.9 mi
Walgreens1.1 mi
Walmart Pharmacy5.9 mi
Walmart Pharmacy6.3 mi

Libraries (8 nearby)

New Orleans East Public Library2.0 mi
Leonard S. Washington Memorial Library6.4 mi
New Orleans Public Library - Martin Luther King Branch6.5 mi
St. Bernard Parish Library6.7 mi
Saint Bernard Parish Library7.2 mi

Museums (4 nearby)

House of Dance & Feathers6.6 mi
Lower Ninth Ward Living Museum7.0 mi
The Old Arabi Sugar Museum7.1 mi
Visitor Center7.2 mi

Theaters and performance venues (5 nearby)

Saint Bernard Parish Civic Auditorium6.1 mi
Zeitgeist Theatre and Lounge6.6 mi
Paper Machine6.7 mi
New Orleans Community Print Shop & Darkroom7.4 mi
Mudlark8.0 mi

Counts are within about 8 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, teams and notable people

Established in 1718.

Colleges and universities

Tulane University
LSU New Orleans
Loyola University New Orleans
Xavier University of Louisiana
Dillard University
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
Southern University at New Orleans
LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans

Sports teams

New Orleans Pelicans National Basketball Association
New Orleans Saints National Football League
Tulane Green Wave NCAA Division I
New Orleans Jesters National Premier Soccer League
New Orleans Storm A-League

Notable people born here

Louis Armstrong (1901) · American jazz musician, trumpeter and singer (1901–1971)
Truman Capote (1924) · American writer (1924-1984)
Reese Witherspoon (1976) · American actress (born 1976)
Richard Simmons (1948) · American fitness instructor and video producer (1948–2024)
Lee Harvey Oswald (1939) · American former marine who assassinated John F. Kennedy (1939–1963)
Anne Rice (1941) · American author (1941–2021)
Paul Morphy (1837) · US chess player (1837–1884)
Ken Thompson (1943) · American programmer and computer scientist, co-creator of the Unix operating system (born 1943)

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in New Orleans

Public schools here are run by Alice M Harte Elementary Charter School, Audubon Charter School, Orleans Parish and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (75)

School	Grades	Students	Type	Distance
Alice M Harte Elementary Charter SchoolNew Orleans	Pre-K–8	725	Charter	8.8 mi
Audubon Charter SchoolNew Orleans	Pre-K–8	937	Charter	13.4 mi
Benjamin Franklin Elem. Math and ScienceNew Orleans	Pre-K–8	739	Charter	13.0 mi
Bricolage AcademyNew Orleans	Pre-K–8	965	Charter	9.2 mi
Dorothy Height Charter SchoolNew Orleans	Pre-K–8	878	Charter	9.3 mi
Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci TechNew Orleans	Pre-K–12	752	Charter	6.5 mi
Dwight D. Eisenhower Charter SchoolNew Orleans	Pre-K–8	596	Charter	9.6 mi
Einstein Charter at Sherwood ForestNew Orleans	Pre-K–5	342	Charter	1.2 mi
Einstein Charter School at Village De L'EstNew Orleans	Pre-K–5	409	Charter	0.9 mi
Elan Academy Charter SchoolNew Orleans	Pre-K–8	436	Charter	8.6 mi
Esperanza Charter SchoolNew Orleans	Pre-K–8	538	Charter	10.8 mi
Fannie C. Williams Charter SchoolNew Orleans	Pre-K–8	485	Charter	0.7 mi
Harriet Tubman Charter SchoolNew Orleans	Pre-K–8	901	Charter	8.5 mi
Homer Plessy Community SchoolNew Orleans	Pre-K–8	781	Charter	9.2 mi
KIPP BelieveNew Orleans	Pre-K–8	710	Charter	8.8 mi
KIPP Central CityNew Orleans	Pre-K–8	817	Charter	11.3 mi
KIPP EastNew Orleans	Pre-K–8	921	Charter	4.7 mi
KIPP LeadershipNew Orleans	Pre-K–8	890	Charter	8.3 mi
KIPP MorialNew Orleans	Pre-K–8	951	Charter	3.7 mi
Langston Hughes Charter AcademyNew Orleans	Pre-K–8	791	Charter	9.1 mi
Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle-OrleansNew Orleans	Pre-K–12	897	Charter	12.8 mi
Martin Behrman Charter Acad of Creative Arts & SciNew Orleans	Pre-K–8	756	Charter	8.9 mi
Mary Bethune Elementary Literature/TechnologyNew Orleans	Pre-K–8	659	Charter	7.5 mi
Mildred Osborne Charter SchoolNew Orleans	Pre-K–8	850	Charter	4.6 mi
Morris Jeff Community SchoolNew Orleans	Pre-K–12	1,442	Charter	10.3 mi
Phillis Wheatley Community SchoolNew Orleans	Pre-K–8	777	Charter	9.5 mi
Pierre A. Capdau S.T.E.A.M SchoolNew Orleans	Pre-K–8	565	Charter	7.2 mi
ReNEW Dolores T. Aaron ElementaryNew Orleans	Pre-K–8	738	Charter	2.5 mi
ReNEW Laurel ElementaryNew Orleans	Pre-K–8	641	Charter	11.1 mi
ReNEW Robert Russa Moton Lakefront ElementaryNew Orleans	Pre-K–8	429	Charter	3.4 mi

And 45 more.

Private schools (39)

School	Grades	Students	Affiliation	Distance
Academy of the Sacred HeartNew Orleans	Pre-K–12	611	Roman Catholic	12.4 mi
Bishop Mcmanus AcademyNew Orleans	Pre-K–8	93	Nonsectarian	1.6 mi
Calvary Baptist SchoolNew Orleans	Pre-K–8	59	Baptist	9.3 mi
Cathedral Montessori SchoolNew Orleans	Pre-K–6	42	Nonsectarian	8.7 mi
Christian Brothers School- Canal Street CampusNew Orleans	Pre-K–7	750	Roman Catholic	10.8 mi
Ecole Bilingue De La Nouvelle OrleansNew Orleans	Pre-K–8	341	Nonsectarian	12.5 mi
Holy Cross SchoolNew Orleans	Pre-K–12	796	Roman Catholic	8.4 mi
Holy Name of Jesus SchoolNew Orleans	Pre-K–7	363	Roman Catholic	12.8 mi
Isidore Newman SchoolNew Orleans	Pre-K–12	1,004	Nonsectarian	12.6 mi
Lake Castle Private SchoolNew Orleans	Pre-K–8	306	Nonsectarian	3.6 mi
Louise S Mcgehee SchoolNew Orleans	Pre-K–12	390	Nonsectarian	11.1 mi
St Alphonsus SchoolNew Orleans	Pre-K–7	141	Roman Catholic	10.9 mi
St Benedict the Moor SchoolNew Orleans	Pre-K–4	47	Roman Catholic	6.1 mi
St Dominic SchoolNew Orleans	Pre-K–7	584	Roman Catholic	10.2 mi
St Georges Episcopal SchoolNew Orleans	Pre-K–8	276	Episcopal	12.5 mi
St Leo the Great SchoolNew Orleans	Pre-K–7	196	Roman Catholic	8.7 mi
St Mary's AcademyNew Orleans	Pre-K–12	456	Roman Catholic	4.3 mi
St Marys AcademyNew Orleans	Pre-K–12	503	Roman Catholic	4.3 mi
St Michael Special SchoolNew Orleans	Pre-K	153	Roman Catholic	10.5 mi
St Stephen Catholic SchoolNew Orleans	Pre-K–7	192	Roman Catholic	12.4 mi
Stuart Hall SchoolNew Orleans	Pre-K–7	285	Roman Catholic	12.4 mi
The Chartwell CenterNew Orleans	Pre-K–11	19	Nonsectarian	10.4 mi
The Good Shepherd Nativity Mission SchoolNew Orleans	Pre-K–7	219	Roman Catholic	8.3 mi
Trinity Episcopal SchoolNew Orleans	Pre-K–8	331	Episcopal	11.0 mi
Ursuline AcademyNew Orleans	Pre-K–12	405	Roman Catholic	12.3 mi
Aba Healing AcademyNew Orleans	K–9	35	Other religious	9.1 mi
Life of Christ Christian AcademyNew Orleans	K–12	51	Christian (no specific denomination)	8.6 mi
New Orleans Adventist AcademyNew Orleans	K–8	18	Seventh-day Adventist	3.1 mi
St John Lutheran SchoolNew Orleans	K–8	105	Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod	10.5 mi
University Montessori SchoolNew Orleans	K	4	Nonsectarian	13.0 mi

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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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