| ZIP Codes: | 16 ZIP Codes (10 Standard, 5 PO Box, 1 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 318 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:43 PM |
| Population: | 36,215 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 22069 |
| CBSA: | Natchitoches, LA |
| Land Area: | 1,149 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 39 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 31.7308, -93.0854 |
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36,215 residents live across 16 ZIPs covering 1,149 sq mi, served by 14 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 39,002 to 33,916 from 2014 to 2024 — a -13.0% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 5 lost.
The parish's wealthiest ZIP 71468 (Provencal, $101,500 median) and poorest ZIP 71497 (Natchitoches, $2,499) are 18.7 miles apart — a 40.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 5.0× across this parish — from $54,000 in 71414 (Clarence) to $269,100 in 71456 (Natchez).
Density varies 2067× across the parish — from 3 people/sq mi in 71468 (Provencal) to 6,413 in 71414 (Clarence).
Educational attainment ranges from 8.0% bachelor's+ in 71416 (Cloutierville) to 35.3% in 71456 (Natchez) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Louisiana, this is the #31 most populous of 64 parishes and ranks #44 for median household income .
Hosts 1 single-entity Unique ZIP: 71497Natchitoches .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $45,593 across the parish — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
25.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (5,673 of 21,872 reporting).
10 Standard delivery, 5 PO Box only, 1 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this parish.
Median household income spans 40.6× 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this parish's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
Natchitoches Parish lost 7.1% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71457 | Natchitoches | Standard | 24,370 | $46,668 | 315.9 | -13.9% |
| 71469 | Robeline | Standard | 3,020 | $50,994 | 231.7 | 4.5% |
| 71411 | Campti | Standard | 2,604 | $37,500 | 75.5 | 2.2% |
| 71497 | Natchitoches | Unique | 2,074 | $2,499 | 0.0 | — |
| 71456 | Natchez | Standard | 952 | $86,875 | 43.7 | 5.9% |
| 71450 | Marthaville | Standard | 842 | $44,055 | 68.2 | -18.8% |
| 71031 | Goldonna | Standard | 803 | $50,718 | 139.2 | -35.7% |
| 71416 | Cloutierville | Standard | 544 | $41,413 | 81.3 | -44.1% |
| 71468 | Provencal | Standard | 501 | $101,500 | 161.5 | -45.0% |
| 71414 | Clarence | PO Box | 211 | — | 0.0 | 45.5% |
| 71002 | Ashland | Standard | 151 | $43,239 | 30.7 | — |
| 71434 | Gorum | PO Box | 74 | $51,705 | 0.0 | — |
| 71452 | Melrose | Standard | 69 | — | 1.8 | 86.5% |
| 71428 | Flora | PO Box | 0 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 71066 | Powhatan | PO Box | 0 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 71458 | Natchitoches | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |