| ZIP Codes: | 8 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 3 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 318 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:24 PM |
| Population: | 18,910 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 22041 |
| Land Area: | 579 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 10 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 32.0971, -91.6917 |
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18,910 residents live across 8 ZIPs covering 579 sq mi, served by 8 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 19,706 to 18,910 from 2014 to 2024 — a -4.0% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The parish's wealthiest ZIP 71243 (Fort Necessity, $77,847 median) and poorest ZIP 71378 (Wisner, $36,950) are 6.8 miles apart — a 2.1× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.3× across this parish — from $99,700 in 71295 (Winnsboro) to $232,300 in 71219 (Baskin).
Density varies 8× across the parish — from 5 people/sq mi in 71243 (Fort Necessity) to 43 in 71378 (Wisner).
Educational attainment ranges from 13.5% bachelor's+ in 71336 (Gilbert) to 38.6% in 71243 (Fort Necessity) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Louisiana, this is the #47 most populous of 64 parishes and ranks #39 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $47,260 across the parish — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
17.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,169 of 12,670 reporting).
5 Standard delivery, 3 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this parish.
A frontier parish — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
One ZIP holds the majority of this parish's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71295 | Winnsboro | Standard | 13,992 | $48,211 | 325.4 | -5.5% |
| 71378 | Wisner | Standard | 2,163 | $36,950 | 49.8 | -6.8% |
| 71336 | Gilbert | Standard | 1,391 | $45,868 | 115.9 | 2.7% |
| 71219 | Baskin | Standard | 1,212 | $52,448 | 59.5 | 13.2% |
| 71243 | Fort Necessity | Standard | 152 | $77,847 | 28.3 | -3.8% |
| 71230 | Crowville | PO Box | 0 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 71249 | Jigger | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 71324 | Chase | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |