| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 318 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:44 PM |
| Population: | 9,587 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 22123 |
| Land Area: | 411 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 1 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 32.7902, -91.4285 |
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9,587 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 411 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 11,866 to 9,487 from 2014 to 2024 — a -20.0% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The parish's wealthiest ZIP 71266 (Pioneer, $59,554 median) and poorest ZIP 71242 (Forest , $38,833) are 8.2 miles apart — a 1.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.8× across this parish — from $66,700 in 71237 (Epps) to $119,400 in 71266 (Pioneer).
Density varies 4545× across the parish — from 11 people/sq mi in 71237 (Epps) to 49,474 in 71253 (Kilbourne).
Educational attainment ranges from 6.6% bachelor's+ in 71253 (Kilbourne) to 15.9% in 71263 (Oak Grove) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Louisiana, this is the #58 most populous of 64 parishes and ranks #50 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $47,626 across the parish — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
15.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,030 of 6,773 reporting).
3 Standard delivery, 2 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this parish.
One ZIP holds the majority of this parish's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
West Carroll Parish lost 19.2% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: