| ZIP Codes: | 8 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 318 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:23 PM |
| Population: | 13,092 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 22013 |
| Land Area: | 925 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 18 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 32.3612, -93.0819 |
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13,092 residents live across 8 ZIPs covering 925 sq mi, served by 8 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 14,826 to 13,092 from 2014 to 2024 — a -11.7% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 6 lost.
The parish's wealthiest ZIP 71045 (Jamestown, $73,044 median) and poorest ZIP 71001 (Arcadia, $30,490) are 24.4 miles apart — a 2.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.3× across this parish — from $92,000 in 71045 (Jamestown) to $118,500 in 71068 (Ringgold).
Density varies 14× across the parish — from 2 people/sq mi in 71008 (Bienville) to 29 in 71001 (Arcadia).
Educational attainment ranges from 8.2% bachelor's+ in 71070 (Saline) to 23.8% in 71016 (Castor) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Louisiana, this is the #53 most populous of 64 parishes and ranks #60 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $39,005 across the parish — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
13.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,249 of 9,007 reporting).
7 Standard delivery, 1 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.
Bienville Parish lost 11.7% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71001 | Arcadia | Standard | 3,747 | $30,490 | 127.2 | -16.1% |
| 71068 | Ringgold | Standard | 3,482 | $33,125 | 146.5 | -0.9% |
| 71016 | Castor | Standard | 1,852 | $41,806 | 130.0 | 11.6% |
| 71070 | Saline | Standard | 1,721 | $59,259 | 194.0 | -16.7% |
| 71028 | Gibsland | Standard | 1,472 | $36,394 | 131.6 | -6.5% |
| 71045 | Jamestown | Standard | 503 | $73,044 | 49.2 | -41.4% |
| 71008 | Bienville | Standard | 315 | $36,029 | 146.5 | -54.2% |
| 71080 | Taylor | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |