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Welcome to Harahan ...

The city of Harahan is located in Jefferson Parish<1>.


The location of Harahan has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Harahan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1917.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Harahan has a population of 9,284 people<3> (see below for details).

Harahan is near sea level<4>.

Time Zone: Harahan lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Harahan is within the boundaries of the (504) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Harahan had an population of 9,284 people (or a decrease of 6.08% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Harahan had a population of 9,277 people. This makes Harahan the parish's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Harahan represents 0.2% of the population of Louisiana (which has 4,533,372 people), making it the state's 37th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 9,277 people, the population of Harahan decreased 6.15% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 9,885 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Harahan.

Communities near Harahan ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Harahan.

  • New Orleans
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Gretna
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
    • Gretna is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,615 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <5>
  • Jean Lafitte
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jean Lafitte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Lafitte
    • Jean Lafitte is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
  • Metairie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Westwego
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwego
    • Westwego is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westwego <5>
  • Ama
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ama have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ama
    • Ama is located in Saint Charles Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ama <5>
  • Kenner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
    • Kenner is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,288 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenner <5>
  • Marrero
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marrero have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrero
    • Marrero is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marrero <5>
  • Elkinsville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elkinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkinsville
    • Elkinsville is located in Saint Charles Parish
    • Elkinsville has also been known as:
    • Freetown
  • Harvey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Harahan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harahan.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Harahan. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harahan.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Harahan. See our Newspapers Page for Harahan.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harahan ...

Looking for more information about Harahan? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Harahan, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Harahan.

Adding Harahan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harahan in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Harahan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Harahan post office opened in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harahan.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harahan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jefferson Parish: www.jeffparish.net/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Harahan.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harahan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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