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The Chalmette handbook

Living in Chalmette, LA: what to set up and who to call

Chalmette has no town government of its own, so St. Bernard Parish runs its elections and most services, and its children attend St. Bernard Parish School District. St. Bernard Parish Library, at 2600 Palmisano Blvd, is the library in town.

Who supplies the water?Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes
Chalmette has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in St. Bernard Parish, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Chalmette’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Chalmette, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

WaterSt Bernard Parish Waterworks0 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAMore →Internet4 providers96% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Chalmette’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolSt. Bernard Parish School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code70043Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Chalmette.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from St Bernard Parish Waterworks

St Bernard Parish Waterworks supplies almost all of Chalmette. It draws surface water and serves 44,783 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.4 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 74% of similar systems’ latest results.

The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report

EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. LA1087001.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Chalmette

96% of 7,463 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 67% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
AT&TDSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless91%5,000/5,000
Cox CommunicationsCable88%2,000/100
VerizonFixed wireless54%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless15%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Chalmette’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Chalmette.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileChalmette has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Chalmette kids go to
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Andrew Jackson Middle SchoolSt. Bernard Parish School District
9–12Chalmette High SchoolSt. Bernard Parish School District

Chalmette is in St. Bernard Parish School District.

A−School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Chalmette is unincorporated, so St. Bernard Parish is the local government.

Local governmentSt. Bernard ParishChalmette is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereSt Bernard Parish Registrar of VotersElections here are run by St. Bernard Parish (county election office). 8201 W Judge Perez Dr, Rm 104, Chalmette, LA 70043-1696 · (504) 278-4232 · [email protected]FVAP, Sep 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn Louisiana you can register online until 20 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevoterportal.sos.la.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Chalmette is in ZIP code 70043

ZIP codes where Chalmette residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of ChalmetteZIP’s residents in Chalmette
70043Chalmette, LA100%100%

70044 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Nearest emergency roomSt. Bernard Parish Hospital1.4 miles awayGet a library cardSt. Bernard Parish Library2600 Palmisano Blvd. · (504) 279-0448

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Chalmette

Who supplies Chalmette’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

St Bernard Parish Waterworks (EPA ID LA1087001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.4 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

What internet providers serve Chalmette?

AT&T, Cox Communications, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Chalmette?

70043. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Chalmette in?

St. Bernard Parish School District.

How do I register to vote in Chalmette?

In Louisiana you can register online until 20 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before). Elections here are run by the St Bernard Parish Registrar of Voters. Check your registration at voterportal.sos.la.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
  • Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
  • Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
  • Registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
  • Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
  • Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.