Photo: George Bannister · CC BY 2.0Living in New Orleans, LA: what to set up and who to call
New Orleans Carrollton Water Works reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Jan 2025. New Orleans has its own train station.
I’m new in town
What to set up in New Orleans, 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 New Orleans.
Power comes from Entergy Louisiana
Entergy Louisiana (Entergy Louisiana LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of New Orleans. 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 New Orleans Carrollton Water Works
New Orleans Carrollton Water Works supplies New Orleans: about 96% of residents live in its service area. About 4% 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 334,903 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Jan 2025. 86% of the 84 systems serving 250,001–500,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 6.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 91% 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. LA1071009.
6 home internet providers serve New Orleans
96% of 121,865 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 44% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Communications | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 2,000/100 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 70% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 66% | 300/20 |
| SkyCom1 | Fixed wireless | 63% | 100/100 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 37% | 100/20 |
| NOLA Broadband | Fixed wireless | 22% | 100/25 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in New Orleans
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in New Orleans, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- 6, 12, and 24-pack drink cartons
- Paper egg cartons
- Shoe boxes
- Cereal and cracker boxes (remove liners)
- Junk mail
- White and color paper
- Paper grocery bags
- Catalogs
- Magazines
- Paperback books
- Telephone books
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check nola.gov →
From nola.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 10/1/2026, 2024. 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.
New Orleans is in Orleans Parish School District.
D−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 Aug 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
New Orleans spans 17 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where New Orleans residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of New Orleans | ZIP’s residents in New Orleans |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70119 | New Orleans, LA | 10% | 100% |
| 70118 | New Orleans, LA | 9% | 100% |
| 70122 | New Orleans, LA | 9% | 100% |
| 70115 | New Orleans, LA | 8% | 100% |
| 70126 | New Orleans, LA | 8% | 100% |
| 70117 | New Orleans, LA | 7% | 100% |
| 70131 | New Orleans, LA | 7% | 100% |
| 70127 | New Orleans, LA | 6% | 100% |
| 70114 | New Orleans, LA | 6% | 100% |
| 70124 | New Orleans, LA | 6% | 100% |
| 70128 | New Orleans, LA | 5% | 100% |
| 70125 | New Orleans, LA | 5% | 100% |
| 70130 | New Orleans, LA | 4% | 100% |
| 70129 | New Orleans, LA | 3% | 100% |
| 70116 | New Orleans, LA | 3% | 100% |
| 70113 | New Orleans, LA | 2% | 100% |
| 70112 | New Orleans, LA | 1% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 70148. 70139, 70141, 70142, 70143, 70145, 70146, 70150, 70151, 70152, 70153, 70154, 70156, 70157, 70158, 70159, 70160, 70161, 70162, 70163, 70164, 70165, 70166, 70167, 70170, 70172, 70174, 70175, 70176, 70177, 70178, 70179, 70181, 70182, 70183, 70184, 70185, 70186, 70187, 70189, 70190, 70195 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs 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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in New Orleans
Who supplies New Orleans’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
New Orleans Carrollton Water Works (EPA ID LA1071009). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule). 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 6.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in New Orleans?
Entergy Louisiana (Entergy Louisiana LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve New Orleans?
Cox Communications, AT&T, Verizon, SkyCom1, T-Mobile, NOLA Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in New Orleans?
70119 (10%), 70118 (9%), 70122 (9%), 70115 (8%), 70126 (8%), 70117 (7%), 70131 (7%), 70127 (6%), 70114 (6%), 70124 (6%), 70128 (5%), 70125 (5%), 70130 (4%), 70129 (3%), 70116 (3%), 70113 (2%), 70112 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is New Orleans in?
Orleans Parish School District.
How do I register to vote in New Orleans?
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 Orleans 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: New Orleans’ own website (nola.gov), read Oct 23, 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.