| ZIP Codes: | 3 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 318 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:24 PM |
| Population: | 7,035 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 22035 |
| Land Area: | 435 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 22 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 32.6697, -91.2280 |
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7,035 residents live across 3 ZIPs covering 435 sq mi, served by 3 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 7,409 to 7,035 from 2014 to 2024 — a -5.0% change. 0 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The parish's wealthiest ZIP 71276 (Sondheimer, $83,750 median) and poorest ZIP 71254 (Lake Providence, $31,433) are 12.9 miles apart — a 2.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.2× across this parish — from $91,500 in 71276 (Sondheimer) to $107,100 in 71254 (Lake Providence).
Density varies 10× across the parish — from 2 people/sq mi in 71276 (Sondheimer) to 21 in 71254 (Lake Providence).
Educational attainment ranges from 8.1% bachelor's+ in 71286 (Transylvania) to 20.4% in 71276 (Sondheimer) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Louisiana, this is the #61 most populous of 64 parishes and ranks #41 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $32,895 across the parish — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
12.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (591 of 4,820 reporting).
3 Standard delivery, 0 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.
East Carroll Parish lost 5.0% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: