| ZIP Codes: | 12 ZIP Codes (9 Standard, 2 PO Box, 1 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 985 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:25 PM |
| Population: | 90,462 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 22057 |
| CBSA: | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA |
| Land Area: | 1,064 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 192 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 29.6467, -90.5162 |
| Quick Link: |
90,462 residents live across 12 ZIPs covering 1,064 sq mi, served by 10 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 90,658 to 90,135 from 2014 to 2024 — a -0.6% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 7 lost.
The parish's wealthiest ZIP 70373 (Larose, $87,143 median) and poorest ZIP 70354 (Galliano, $48,462) are 11.2 miles apart — a 1.8× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.1× across this parish — from $102,700 in 70355 (Gheens) to $217,700 in 70301 (Thibodaux).
Density varies 24× across the parish — from 9 people/sq mi in 70357 (Golden Meadow) to 210 in 70301 (Thibodaux).
Educational attainment ranges from 5.4% bachelor's+ in 70355 (Gheens) to 27.4% in 70301 (Thibodaux) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Louisiana, this is the #15 most populous of 64 parishes and ranks #19 for median household income .
Hosts 1 single-entity Unique ZIP: 70310Nicholls State University .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $62,156 across the parish — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
21.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (13,427 of 61,990 reporting).
9 Standard delivery, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70301 | Thibodaux | Standard | 50,095 | $58,394 | 239.0 | 13.2% |
| 70394 | Raceland | Standard | 13,395 | $64,337 | 106.1 | -3.9% |
| 70345 | Cut Off | Standard | 8,344 | $62,216 | 103.0 | -14.9% |
| 70374 | Lockport | Standard | 5,872 | $70,833 | 43.4 | -20.8% |
| 70373 | Larose | Standard | 5,539 | $87,143 | 130.6 | -18.0% |
| 70354 | Galliano | Standard | 3,404 | $48,462 | 59.9 | -21.6% |
| 70357 | Golden Meadow | Standard | 2,351 | $71,383 | 266.5 | -20.3% |
| 70355 | Gheens | Standard | 957 | $56,188 | 108.4 | -9.6% |
| 70310 | Thibodaux | Unique | 327 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 70375 | Mathews | Standard | 178 | — | 7.1 | 33.8% |
| 70302 | Thibodaux | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 70371 | Kraemer | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |