Arabi Louisiana Map

About Arabi, Louisiana

Arabi is a locality in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,533. The population density is 997.3 people per km². Arabi is located at 29.9544°N, 90.0053°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70032.

Arabi stretches across a low-slung expanse of deltaic silt, where the heavy, humid air carries the persistent scent of salt and turning soil from the nearby coastal reaches. It lies 2.6 miles west-northwest of Chalmette, LA (from Chalmette, LA: bearing 288°T), and is situated 4.2 miles east of New Orleans. The landscape here is defined by the unrelenting presence of the Mississippi River, which presses against the land’s edge just a mile away, its currents a constant, brown pulse that dictates the rhythm of the horizon. At the Delery Playspot, the ground remains soft and receptive, absorbing the golden, slanted light of late afternoon that filters through the cypress branches. Nine miles to the southeast, the open waters of Big Mar exert a subtle pull on the local atmosphere, while the distant, vast surface of Lake Pontchartrain lies six miles to the north, serving as a reminder of the shifting, water-bound geography that shapes the very fiber of the earth.

Arabi grew from the necessity of industry, its early years defined by the labor of the slaughterhouses and the steady hum of commerce that moved along the river’s reach. This legacy of work remains, though the character of the place has evolved into a quiet resilience, where the memory of the Bell Crevasse and the distant, isolated presence of Demourelles Island underscore a history of adapting to the water’s unpredictable will. The economy here is a collage of small-scale enterprise and the enduring traditions of a region that exists just outside the frantic pace of the neighboring metropolis, favoring a slower, deliberate way of life. Residents move with a recognition of their surroundings, acknowledging the subtle shifts in the tide and the way the seasons color the local greenery, grounding their identity in the precise, damp reality of the terrain.

About This Arabi Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Arabi, Louisiana. Coordinates: 29.95437, -90.005348. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Arabi includes the ZIP code (70032), telephone area code (504), county seat of St. Bernard Parish, and school district assignment (St. Bernard Parish School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.