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Metairie | |
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![]() Metairie Central Business District along Causeway Blvd | |
Coordinates: 29°59′52″N 90°10′39″W / 29.99778°N 90.17750°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
Parish | Jefferson |
Area | |
• Total | 23.30 sq mi (60.35 km2) |
• Land | 23.26 sq mi (60.24 km2) |
• Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2) |
Elevation | 3 ft (0.9 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 143,507 |
• Density | 6,169.96/sq mi (2,382.27/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
ZIP Codes | 70001–70006, 70009–70011, 70033, 70055, 70060 |
Area code | 504 |
GNIS feature ID | 555301 |
Metairie (/ˈmɛtəri/ MET-ər-ee) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States, and is part of the New Orleans metropolitan area. With a population of 143,507 in 2020,[2] Metairie is the largest community in Jefferson Parish and was (as of 2010) the fifth-largest CDP in the United States.[3] It is an unincorporated area that (as of 2020) would have been Louisiana's fourth-largest city behind Shreveport if incorporated.[4][5]