Which ZIP code in Jefferson County has the highest share of residents who moved in during the past year?

70053 (Gretna), at 16.8%, among 15 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.

Why are some ZIP codes missing?

ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

ZIP codes with the most new movers in Jefferson Parish, LA

These are the 15 ZIP codes in Jefferson Parish with the highest share of residents who moved in during the past year, out of 15 with at least 1,000 residents. 70053 (Gretna, 16.8%), 70121 (New Orleans, 14.1%) and 70094 (Westwego, 13.9%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Jefferson County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

ZIP codes with the most new movers in Jefferson County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Moved in the past year	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	70053	Gretna	16.8%	16,621	7,224	—
2	70121	New Orleans	14.1%	10,558	5,433	—
3	70094	Westwego	13.9%	32,130	11,961	13,055
4	70062	Kenner	13.7%	17,771	6,179	7,010
5	70123	New Orleans	13.2%	27,386	13,635	13,788
6	70006	Metairie	12.6%	16,170	6,092	7,043
7	70002	Metairie	11.5%	19,426	8,881	9,427
8	70001	Metairie	10.7%	38,950	17,808	19,450
9	70056	Gretna	9.9%	40,348	14,627	15,469
10	70058	Harvey	9.5%	39,578	14,678	15,938
11	70065	Kenner	8.8%	48,936	20,009	—
12	70005	Metairie	8.8%	24,088	11,644	—
13	70003	Metairie	8.1%	39,344	16,244	—
14	70072	Marrero	7.2%	55,693	21,033	22,400
15	70067	Lafitte	5.7%	2,754	975	—

How we ranked them

Ranked by the share of residents (age 1 and over) who lived in a different home a year earlier (ACS Data Profile, 2020–2024). No margin of error is published for this share in our files. ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 15 of 17 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

New residents are still choosing a dentist, a gym, a pizza place and a lawn service. ZIP codes with high turnover give a welcome offer more people to work on each year.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 44,432 households. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Jefferson County has the highest share of residents who moved in during the past year?: 70053 (Gretna), at 16.8%, among 15 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by the share of residents (age 1 and over) who lived in a different home a year earlier (ACS Data Profile, 2020–2024). No margin of error is published for this share in our files.
Why are some ZIP codes missing?: ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

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