Photo: Dieter Karner · CC BY 2.0Living in Jeanerette, LA: what to set up and who to call
All of Jeanerette gets its mail under one ZIP code, 70544. Public schools here are run by Iberia Parish School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Jeanerette, 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 Jeanerette.
Power comes from Cleco Power
Cleco Power (Cleco Power LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Jeanerette. Its homes paid an average of 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $178 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 City of Jeanerette Water System
City of Jeanerette Water System supplies almost all of Jeanerette. It draws ground water (EPA lists Water & Sewer Commission 4 of St Mary as seller) and serves 6,189 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 8.0 ppb. That’s higher than 80% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. LA1045004.
4 home internet providers serve Jeanerette
96% of 2,011 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Communications | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 2,000/100 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 57% | 10/1 |
| Cajun Broadband | Fixed wireless | 81% | 25/5 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 8% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Jeanerette’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Jeanerette.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Jeanerette is in Iberia Parish School District.
B+School 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 Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Jeanerette is in ZIP code 70544
ZIP codes where Jeanerette residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Jeanerette | ZIP’s residents in Jeanerette |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70544 | Jeanerette, LA | 100% | 45% |
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 Jeanerette
Who supplies Jeanerette’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
City of Jeanerette Water System (EPA ID LA1045004). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Jeanerette?
Cleco Power (Cleco Power LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Jeanerette?
Cox Communications, AT&T, Cajun Broadband, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Jeanerette?
70544. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Jeanerette in?
Iberia Parish School District.
How do I register to vote in Jeanerette?
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 Iberia 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: 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.