Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 8 min5:57 am – 8:05 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 10 min6:53 am – 5:03 pm
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People5,769 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.22,247 householdsMedian household income $69,813Median home value $245,500Median rent $1,252 a month93% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,359 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting9.8% unemployment rate55% of adults are in the labour force, 2,380 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, retail 11%, professional and business services 11%Average commute 39 minutes80% drive alone, 1% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 14% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages30% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher85% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 62°F, lows 40°F63 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month JuneSnow is rare83 days above 90°F, 29 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Covington 4 Nnw station, 11 mi away
Nearby landmarksLittle Riverriver · 1.8 miDeer Riverriver · 3.0 miTalleys Lakelake · 3.3 miHoldens Islandisland · 3.5 miPearl River Canal Pool Number Tworeservoir · 6.0 miCorkern Lakelake · 6.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBogue Chitto National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 7.0 mi · 29,114 acresBogue Falaya Riverstate conservation land · 10.5 mi · 63 acresBogue Chitto State Scenic Riverstate conservation land · 12.1 mi · 1,109 acresBogue Chitto State Parkstate park · 14.1 mi · 1,763 acresLake Ramsay Savannah Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.7 mi · 838 acresAbita Riverstate conservation land · 12.7 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighSt. Tammany Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Very HighLightning Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality87% of days had good air in 2025315 of 363 days measured47 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 37, worst day 105main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, St. Tammany County monitors, LA
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription64% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone14% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSlidell Water Supplyserves 35,547 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Sep 2022: coliform bacteria, maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation113 ft34 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalOur Lady of the Angels Hospital12.6 miPost officeBush Post Office4.1 miPoliceSaint Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office4.2 miFire stationSaint Tammany Parish Fire District 9 - Bush and Fifth Ward Volunteer Fire Department1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSaint Joseph Seminary College10.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY47 miInterstateI-1214 miUS highwayUS 19012 miAmtrakSlidell, LA SDL26 miCoachSlidell Fremaux Quick StopGreyhound26 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 70431 ZIP area.
