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Ascension Parish, Louisiana

Ascension Parish, Louisiana, has 135,105 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Donaldsonville. It uses Central Time and covers 290 sq mi (751 km²) of land. It is a county equivalent (parish).

New OrleansBaton RougeShreveport
Ascension Parish in Louisiana
PrairievilleGonzalesDonaldsonvilleSorrento
Ascension Parish and its neighbors (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Resident population, July 2025
135,105
Land area
290 sq mi (751 km²)
County seat or government
Donaldsonville
Time zone
Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July
Median household income
$91,549 ± $5,417
Median home value
$279,600 ± $7,042
Median rent, with utilities
$1,318 ± $81
Homes lived in by their owners
81% ± 1.6 points
County type
Parish
Metro or micro area
Baton Rouge, LA metro areaCentral parish
Water area
12.7 sq mi (32.9 km²)
State
Louisiana
County code (FIPS)
22005
Coordinates (central point)
30.206444, -90.912502
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These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Income, home value, rent and homes lived in by their owners: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ± margin at 90% confidence; checked on October 13, 2026.

Time zones in Ascension Parish

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
Central TimeAmerica/ChicagoUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

  1. 7076949,278 people
  2. 7073749,084 people
  3. 7077410,041 people
  4. 703469,927 people
  5. 707349,213 people
  6. 704493,092 people
  7. 707782,742 people
  8. 70725943 people

8 ZIP Code areas overlap Ascension Parish. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

We don’t have a website for this county yet. The US government’s local-office directory ↗ lists its offices. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

School districts in Ascension Parish, largest first

  1. Ascension Parish School District130,314 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Prairieville, Louisiana (CDP)35,238 people
  2. Gonzales, Louisiana (city)13,108 people
  3. Donaldsonville, Louisiana (city)6,831 people
  4. Sorrento, Louisiana (town)2,203 people
  5. Lemannville, Louisiana (CDP)841 people
  6. Darrow, Louisiana (CDP)183 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. St. James Parish, Louisiana14 mi southeast
  2. Livingston Parish, Louisiana20 mi northeast
  3. Assumption Parish, Louisiana23 mi southwest
  4. St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana26 mi east
  5. East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana26 mi northwest
  6. Iberville Parish, Louisiana27 mi west

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Areas that only touch the edge

These areas meet the boundary only along a sliver. Most addresses here are not in them; for an address near the line, check with the county.