ZIP Code 70040

70040 is one of Louisiana's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish.

City: Braithwaite
Parish: Plaquemines Parish
State: Louisiana
Prefix: 700xx

Where this code sits

70040 is part of the 700xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Braithwaite.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 70040 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 70040

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 70040.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 70037	8.5 mi	Belle Chasse, LA
ZIP code 70093	9.2 mi	Belle Chasse, LA
ZIP code 70085	10 mi	Saint Bernard, LA
ZIP code 70181	11 mi	New Orleans, LA
ZIP code 70067	11 mi	Lafitte, LA
ZIP code 70092	12 mi	Violet, LA
ZIP code 70036	12 mi	Barataria, LA
ZIP code 70056	13 mi	Gretna, LA

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 70040, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 70040. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.