ZIP Code 70040
About Braithwaite
Braithwaite is an unincorporated community in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States. Braithwaite is located on the Mississippi River and Louisiana Highway 39 in northern Plaquemines Parish, 9.6 miles (15.4 km) southeast of New Orleans. Braithwaite has a post office operating under ZIP code 70040, which opened on September 19, 1902. Notably, two of the first recorded deaths in the United States caused by Hurricane Isaac occurred in Braithwaite, where a couple drowned in their home on August 30, 2012.
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Area Profile
US Census (ACS 5-year · Gazetteer)
978
population
$78,194
median household income
10
people / sq mi
$111,600
median home value
53.7
median age
518
housing units
463
households
94.8
land area (sq mi)