| ZIP Codes: | 14 ZIP Codes (11 Standard, 3 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 225 / 318 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:23 PM |
| Population: | 39,226 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 22009 |
| Land Area: | 952 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 31 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 31.0422, -92.0103 |
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39,226 residents live across 14 ZIPs covering 952 sq mi, served by 14 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 41,529 to 39,092 from 2014 to 2024 — a -5.9% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 7 lost.
The parish's wealthiest ZIP 71331 (Effie, $56,458 median) and poorest ZIP 71333 (Evergreen, $23,611) are 24.1 miles apart — a 2.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.8× across this parish — from $95,800 in 71327 (Cottonport) to $168,900 in 71355 (Moreauville).
Density varies 14× across the parish — from 10 people/sq mi in 71331 (Effie) to 138 in 71327 (Cottonport).
Educational attainment ranges from 4.9% bachelor's+ in 71369 (Simmesport) to 17.0% in 71355 (Moreauville) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Louisiana, this is the #28 most populous of 64 parishes and ranks #61 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $41,541 across the parish — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
11.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,930 of 26,656 reporting).
11 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.
Avoyelles Parish lost 5.5% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71351 | Marksville | Standard | 11,499 | $46,378 | 213.7 | 4.9% |
| 71327 | Cottonport | Standard | 5,941 | $31,953 | 43.0 | 0.5% |
| 71322 | Bunkie | Standard | 5,356 | $27,030 | 203.9 | -23.8% |
| 71350 | Mansura | Standard | 4,774 | $50,000 | 35.2 | 12.1% |
| 71341 | Hessmer | Standard | 2,943 | $50,029 | 26.7 | -11.5% |
| 71369 | Simmesport | Standard | 2,518 | $36,856 | 61.3 | -9.2% |
| 71362 | Plaucheville | Standard | 2,233 | $44,464 | 79.4 | 30.7% |
| 71355 | Moreauville | Standard | 1,706 | $50,417 | 163.0 | -43.9% |
| 71323 | Center Point | Standard | 1,027 | — | 19.4 | 22.0% |
| 71331 | Effie | Standard | 714 | $56,458 | 71.8 | -30.3% |
| 71333 | Evergreen | Standard | 381 | $23,611 | 34.1 | -38.4% |
| 71320 | Bordelonville | PO Box | 134 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 71339 | Hamburg | PO Box | 0 | — | 0.2 | -100.0% |
| 71329 | Dupont | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |