| ZIP Codes: | 8 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 4 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 318 / 337 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:24 PM |
| Population: | 31,586 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 22039 |
| Land Area: | 615 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 15 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 30.7056, -92.4101 |
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31,586 residents live across 8 ZIPs covering 615 sq mi, served by 8 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 33,029 to 31,586 from 2014 to 2024 — a -4.4% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The parish's wealthiest ZIP 70515 (Basile, $65,991 median) and poorest ZIP 70554 (Mamou, $28,638) are 15.2 miles apart — a 2.3× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.3× across this parish — from $64,000 in 70524 (Chataignier) to $147,000 in 70586 (Ville Platte).
Density varies 1911× across the parish — from 25 people/sq mi in 71367 (Saint Landry) to 48,556 in 70576 (Pine Prairie).
Educational attainment ranges from 5.4% bachelor's+ in 70576 (Pine Prairie) to 15.8% in 70586 (Ville Platte) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Louisiana, this is the #32 most populous of 64 parishes and ranks #53 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $42,807 across the parish — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
13.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,785 of 20,379 reporting).
4 Standard delivery, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70586 | Ville Platte | Standard | 19,320 | $40,129 | 333.9 | -2.4% |
| 70554 | Mamou | Standard | 4,728 | $28,638 | 139.8 | -19.3% |
| 70515 | Basile | Standard | 3,978 | $65,991 | 71.2 | 2.9% |
| 71367 | Saint Landry | Standard | 1,776 | $62,159 | 69.9 | 35.3% |
| 70576 | Pine Prairie | PO Box | 908 | $34,148 | 0.0 | -37.3% |
| 70580 | Reddell | PO Box | 340 | — | 0.0 | 930.3% |
| 70585 | Turkey Creek | PO Box | 293 | — | 0.0 | 50.3% |
| 70524 | Chataignier | PO Box | 243 | — | 0.1 | -53.1% |