| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 337 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:24 PM |
| Population: | 28,905 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 22053 |
| CBSA: | Lake Charles, LA |
| Land Area: | 594 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 13 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 30.2662, -92.8033 |
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28,905 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 594 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 29,622 to 28,905 from 2014 to 2024 — a -2.4% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The parish's wealthiest ZIP 70591 (Welsh, $78,393 median) and poorest ZIP 70640 (Fenton, $21,938) are 8.6 miles apart — a 3.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.7× across this parish — from $96,600 in 70640 (Fenton) to $163,600 in 70581 (Roanoke).
Density varies 40× across the parish — from 24 people/sq mi in 70532 (Elton) to 951 in 70640 (Fenton).
Educational attainment ranges from 8.0% bachelor's+ in 70640 (Fenton) to 18.5% in 70581 (Roanoke) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Louisiana, this is the #34 most populous of 64 parishes and ranks #37 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $58,159 across the parish — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
12.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,446 of 19,475 reporting).
5 Standard delivery, 2 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this parish.
Median household income spans 3.6× between the wealthiest and poorest ZIPs — a sign of significant intra-county inequality.
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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70546 | Jennings | Standard | 15,242 | $52,229 | 155.9 | -6.8% |
| 70591 | Welsh | Standard | 5,983 | $78,393 | 162.5 | 11.9% |
| 70549 | Lake Arthur | Standard | 3,874 | $57,692 | 145.0 | -7.0% |
| 70532 | Elton | Standard | 2,434 | $44,095 | 102.0 | 0.2% |
| 70581 | Roanoke | Standard | 958 | $71,176 | 27.3 | 62.4% |
| 70650 | Lacassine | PO Box | 218 | — | 0.8 | -49.5% |
| 70640 | Fenton | PO Box | 196 | $21,938 | 0.2 | -34.0% |