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Welcome to New Sarpy ...

New Sarpy is located in Saint Charles Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Sarpy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1937.

New Sarpy is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for New Sarpy: 985

The ZIP code for New Sarpy: 70078<3>

Communities near New Sarpy ...

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

  • New Orleans
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Kenner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Kenner is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,288 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenner <4>
  • Harahan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Westwego
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Gramercy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Lutcher
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Lutcher is located in Saint James Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutcher
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,127 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lutcher <4>
  • Elkinsville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Elkinsville is located in Saint Charles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkinsville
    • Elkinsville has also been known as:
    • Freetown
  • Lone Star
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lone Star is located in Saint Charles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
  • Saint Rose
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ama
    (5 miles [8 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 New Sarpy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Sarpy.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Sarpy ...

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

Adding New Sarpy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Sarpy 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 New Sarpy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the New Sarpy post office opened in 1937.

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Sarpy.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Saint Charles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Sarpy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 community (such as New Sarpy). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether New Sarpy or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/