Photo: Infrogmation of New Orleans · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Meraux, LA: what to set up and who to call
Meraux 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 Hospital, 4.4 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Meraux, 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 Meraux.
Water comes from St Bernard Parish Waterworks
St Bernard Parish Waterworks supplies almost all of Meraux. 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.
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.
4 home internet providers serve Meraux
94% of 2,514 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 15% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 93% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Cox Communications | Cable | 92% | 2,000/100 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 56% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 15% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Meraux’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Meraux.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Meraux 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Meraux is unincorporated, so St. Bernard Parish is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Meraux spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Meraux residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Meraux | ZIP’s residents in Meraux |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70075 | Meraux, LA | 79% | 100% |
| 70092 | Violet, LA | 21% | 19% |
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 Meraux
Who supplies Meraux’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 Meraux?
AT&T, Cox Communications, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Meraux?
70075 (79%), 70092 (21%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Meraux in?
St. Bernard Parish School District.
How do I register to vote in Meraux?
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.