| ZIP Codes: | 31 ZIP Codes (19 Standard, 11 PO Box, 1 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 318 / 337 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:25 PM |
| Population: | 127,672 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 22079 |
| CBSA: | Alexandria, LA |
| Land Area: | 1,539 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 46 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 31.2525, -92.5272 |
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127,672 residents live across 31 ZIPs covering 1,539 sq mi, served by 23 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 133,942 to 127,366 from 2014 to 2024 — a -4.9% change. 6 ZIPs gained residents, 13 lost.
The parish's wealthiest ZIP 71485 (Woodworth, $82,000 median) and poorest ZIP 71302 (Alexandria, $34,669) are 8.4 miles apart — a 2.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 4.5× across this parish — from $67,400 in 71447 (Lena) to $303,600 in 71485 (Woodworth).
Density varies 161× across the parish — from 8 people/sq mi in 71447 (Lena) to 1,287 in 71301 (Alexandria).
Educational attainment ranges from 9.9% bachelor's+ in 71438 (Hineston) to 41.0% in 71485 (Woodworth) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Louisiana, this is the #12 most populous of 64 parishes and ranks #28 for median household income .
Hosts 1 single-entity Unique ZIP: 71359Louisiana College .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $56,732 across the parish — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
23.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (19,687 of 85,370 reporting).
19 Standard delivery, 11 PO Box only, 1 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71360 | Pineville | Standard | 34,653 | $60,527 | 190.8 | -1.4% |
| 71303 | Alexandria | Standard | 25,138 | $67,156 | 64.9 | 18.3% |
| 71301 | Alexandria | Standard | 17,035 | $43,098 | 13.2 | -26.3% |
| 71302 | Alexandria | Standard | 13,579 | $34,669 | 58.3 | -13.1% |
| 71328 | Deville | Standard | 7,614 | $56,170 | 186.1 | 0.0% |
| 71409 | Boyce | Standard | 6,135 | $61,605 | 139.9 | -3.3% |
| 71405 | Ball | Standard | 5,361 | $76,318 | 16.3 | -5.4% |
| 71433 | Glenmora | Standard | 4,084 | $46,023 | 160.9 | -3.5% |
| 71485 | Woodworth | Standard | 2,890 | $82,000 | 55.2 | 30.6% |
| 71430 | Forest Hill | Standard | 2,757 | $63,636 | 103.4 | -8.6% |
| 71346 | Lecompte | Standard | 2,555 | $48,240 | 99.7 | -16.7% |
| 71424 | Elmer | Standard | 1,439 | $56,179 | 54.8 | 2.0% |
| 71325 | Cheneyville | Standard | 1,273 | $48,056 | 54.3 | 3.3% |
| 71438 | Hineston | Standard | 1,073 | $63,750 | 108.6 | -32.6% |
| 71447 | Lena | Standard | 1,010 | $43,547 | 126.6 | -22.4% |
| 71455 | Mora | Standard | 318 | — | 58.4 | 218.0% |
| 71359 | Pineville | Unique | 219 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 71466 | Otis | Standard | 209 | — | 11.1 | -60.0% |
| 71427 | Flatwoods | Standard | 172 | $48,750 | 16.5 | 17.0% |
| 71330 | Echo | PO Box | 87 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 71472 | Sieper | Standard | 71 | — | 19.9 | -78.5% |
| 71448 | Longleaf | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 71365 | Ruby | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 71315 | Alexandria | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 71309 | Alexandria | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 71306 | Alexandria | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 71307 | Alexandria | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 71431 | Gardner | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 71477 | Tioga | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 71361 | Pineville | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 71348 | Libuse | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |