| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 318 / 337 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:23 PM |
| Population: | 39,090 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 22011 |
| CBSA: | DeRidder, LA |
| Land Area: | 1,209 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 9 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 30.6640, -93.2470 |
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39,090 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 1,209 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 39,727 to 39,090 from 2014 to 2024 — a -1.6% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The parish's wealthiest ZIP 70637 (Dry Creek, $125,456 median) and poorest ZIP 70657 (Ragley, $60,795) are 17.2 miles apart — a 2.1× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.9× across this parish — from $111,800 in 70653 (Merryville) to $327,100 in 70637 (Dry Creek).
Density varies 5× across the parish — from 11 people/sq mi in 70637 (Dry Creek) to 57 in 70634 (Deridder).
Educational attainment ranges from 7.0% bachelor's+ in 70662 (Sugartown) to 39.7% in 70637 (Dry Creek) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Louisiana, this is the #29 most populous of 64 parishes and ranks #3 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $67,735 across the parish — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
17.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (4,628 of 26,028 reporting).
7 Standard delivery, 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70634 | Deridder | Standard | 25,194 | $62,940 | 438.4 | -0.4% |
| 70657 | Ragley | Standard | 5,254 | $60,795 | 146.2 | 0.0% |
| 70653 | Merryville | Standard | 3,184 | $69,318 | 265.2 | 4.9% |
| 70652 | Longville | Standard | 2,149 | $69,196 | 107.1 | -8.1% |
| 70660 | Singer | Standard | 1,996 | $111,707 | 148.4 | -30.7% |
| 70637 | Dry Creek | Standard | 825 | $125,456 | 72.4 | 34.4% |
| 70662 | Sugartown | Standard | 488 | $95,769 | 31.2 | 56.4% |