Photo: Nutriawood · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Gretna, LA: what to set up and who to call
Gretna spans 2 ZIP codes; 70053 holds the most residents (93%). For emergencies, Gretna is closest to Touro Infirmary, 2.6 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Gretna, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Gretna.
Power comes from Entergy Louisiana
Entergy Louisiana (Entergy Louisiana LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Gretna. Its homes paid an average of 11.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $147 a month (its average across Louisiana).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Gretna Waterworks
Gretna Waterworks supplies Gretna: about 88% of residents live in its service area. About 12% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 17,026 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. LA1051003.
6 home internet providers serve Gretna
96% of 5,812 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 48% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Communications | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 2,000/100 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 92% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 61% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 44% | 100/20 |
| SkyCom1 | Fixed wireless | 43% | 100/100 |
| NOLA Broadband | Fixed wireless | 30% | 100/25 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Gretna
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Gretna, from the town’s own site.
Gretna Waste Drop-Off Facility
1201 Burmaster Street, Gretna, LA
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Cost: Free for Gretna residents; $35 per visit for non-residents
Sorted recycling
Separate your recyclables by material.
- Glass bottles and jars
- Cardboard
- Aluminum, tin, and steel cans
- Plastics #1 and #2
- Newspaper, brown paper bags, corrugated cardboard, flat board and paper board
Gretna Waste Drop-Off Facility
1201 Burmaster Street, Gretna, LA
From gretnala.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2025-09-24, 2026-10-02. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Gretna is in Jefferson Parish School District.
BSchool gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Feb 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Gretna spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Gretna residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Gretna | ZIP’s residents in Gretna |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70053 | Gretna, LA | 93% | 100% |
| 70056 | Gretna, LA | 7% | 3% |
70054 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.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Gretna
Who supplies Gretna’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Gretna Waterworks (EPA ID LA1051003). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Gretna?
Entergy Louisiana (Entergy Louisiana LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Gretna?
Cox Communications, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, SkyCom1, NOLA Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Gretna?
70053 (93%), 70056 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Gretna in?
Jefferson Parish School District.
How do I register to vote in Gretna?
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 Jefferson 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.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: Gretna’s own website (gretnala.com), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.