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The Delacroix handbook

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

Delacroix 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. For an emergency, St. Bernard Parish Hospital is the closest ER, 17.8 miles away.

Who supplies the water?Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes
Delacroix 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 Delacroix’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Delacroix, 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 →Internet3 providers68% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Delacroix’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolSt. Bernard Parish School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code70085Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from St Bernard Parish Waterworks

St Bernard Parish Waterworks supplies almost all of Delacroix. 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

3 home internet providers serve Delacroix

68% of 73 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Cox CommunicationsCable68%2,000/35
T-MobileFixed wireless22%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless21%25/6

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Delacroix’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Delacroix.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileDelacroix 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.

Delacroix kids go to
PK–57 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Chalmette High Schoolin Chalmette

Delacroix is in St. Bernard Parish School District.

Test scores and every school: see 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

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

Local governmentSt. Bernard ParishDelacroix 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

Delacroix is in ZIP code 70085

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of DelacroixZIP’s residents in Delacroix
70085Saint Bernard, LA100%1%

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 Hospital17.8 miles awayGet a library cardPlaquemines Parish Library8442 Hwy. 23 · (504) 934-6767

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

Questions about living in Delacroix

Who supplies Delacroix’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 Delacroix?

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

What ZIP codes are in Delacroix?

70085. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Delacroix in?

St. Bernard Parish School District.

How do I register to vote in Delacroix?

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.