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Welcome to Kenner ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kenner, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Kenner has a population of 66,608 people<2> (see below for details).

Kenner is near sea level<3>.

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

Area Code for Kenner: 504

The ZIP codes for Kenner: 70062-70065, 70097<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Kenner had an population of 66,608 people. This is a decrease of 0.14% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.54% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kenner had a population of 66,702 people (or 15.42% of the total population of Jefferson Parish). This makes Kenner the parish's most populous community.

The population of Kenner represents 1.47% of the total population of Louisiana (which has 4,533,372 people), making it the state's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 66,702 people, the population of Kenner decreased 5.41% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 70,517 people).

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

Communities Also Named Kenner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Kenner - they are located in Illinois and Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kenner.

Websites for Kenner ...

Official Website: www.kenner.la.us/

Communities near Kenner ...

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

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 Kenner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kenner.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kenner. 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 Kenner.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kenner ...

Looking for more information about Kenner? 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 Kenner, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Kenner.

Adding Kenner to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kenner 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 (so far) for Kenner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Kenner post office opened in 1856.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kenner.

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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Kenner.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kenner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Kenner). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Kenner or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Kenner includes: 70062, 70063, 70064 & 70065.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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