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Welcome to New Orleans ...The coastal city of New Orleans is primarily located in Orleans Parish<1> and is the Parish Seat for Orleans Parish. A portion of New Orleans extends into Jefferson Parish. New Orleans was established in 1718. When the people of New Orleans refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use terms like New Orleanian or Orleanian.<2> From the Census Estimates for 2019, New Orleans has a population of 391,172 people<3> (see below for details). The community of New Orleans is near sea level<4>. Time Zone: New Orleans lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time New Orleans is located in the (504) area code. The ZIP codes for New Orleans: 70112-70119, 70121-70131, 70139-70143, 70145-70146, 70148-70154, 70156-70167, 70170, 70172, 70174-70179, 70181-70187, 70189-70190, 70195<5> Websites for New Orleans ...Official Website: www.cityofno.com/ Chamber of Commerce: www.neworleanschamber.org/ Junior League: www.jlno.org/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, New Orleans had an population of 391,172 people. This is an increase of 13.77% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 19.29% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, New Orleans had a population of 343,829 people (which is 100% of the total population of Orleans Parish). This makes New Orleans the parish's most populous community. The population of New Orleans represents 7.58% of the population of Louisiana (which has 4,533,372 people), making it the state's most populous community. With a 2010 count of 343,829 people, the population of New Orleans decreased 29.06% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 484,674 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for New Orleans. Communities near New Orleans ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Orleans.
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 New Orleans. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Orleans. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Orleans. 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 New Orleans. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Orleans. Our list includes 533 papers. See our Newspapers Page for New Orleans. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Orleans ...Looking for more information about New Orleans? 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 New Orleans, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for New Orleans. Adding New Orleans to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of New Orleans 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 New Orleans was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found New Orleans on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for New Orleans. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for New Orleans: www.cityofno.com/ The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/ Footnotes ...
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