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Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana

Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, has 37,941 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Marksville. It uses Central Time and covers 831 sq mi (2,153 km²) of land. It is a county equivalent (parish).

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Avoyelles Parish in Louisiana
MarksvilleBunkieCottonportSimmesportFifth Ward
Avoyelles Parish and its neighbors (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Resident population, July 2025
37,941
Land area
831 sq mi (2,153 km²)
County seat or government
Marksville
Time zone
Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July
Median household income
$39,325 ± $4,623
Median home value
$122,400 ± $10,655
Median rent, with utilities
$757 ± $53
Homes lived in by their owners
70.1% ± 2.3 points
County type
Parish
Metro or micro area
Outside any metro or micro areaNext to: Alexandria, LA metro area, Opelousas, LA micro area, Natchez, MS-LA micro area, and Baton Rouge, LA metro area
Water area
34.3 sq mi (88.8 km²)
State
Louisiana
County code (FIPS)
22009
Coordinates (central point)
31.088503, -91.983275
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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 Avoyelles 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. 7136034,653 people
  2. 7135111,499 people
  3. 713287,614 people
  4. 713275,941 people
  5. 713225,356 people
  6. 713504,774 people
  7. 713412,943 people
  8. 713692,518 people
  9. 713622,233 people
  10. 713551,706 people
  11. 713231,027 people
  12. 71331714 people
All 16
  1. 71356596 people
  2. 71333381 people
  3. 71320134 people
  4. 713390 people

16 ZIP Code areas overlap Avoyelles 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 Avoyelles Parish, largest first

  1. Avoyelles Parish School District38,905 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.

Tribal areas in Avoyelles Parish, largest first

  1. Tunica-Biloxi Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land182 people

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian areas as the Census Bureau maps them, with at least 2% of their area here, water included. These lines don’t decide membership, jurisdiction or land status.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

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

  1. Marksville, Louisiana (city)4,905 people
  2. Bunkie, Louisiana (city)3,253 people
  3. Cottonport, Louisiana (town)1,858 people
  4. Simmesport, Louisiana (town)1,625 people
  5. Fifth Ward, Louisiana (CDP)1,277 people
  6. Mansura, Louisiana (town)1,263 people
  7. Hessmer, Louisiana (village)828 people
  8. Moreauville, Louisiana (village)773 people
  9. Center Point, Louisiana (CDP)580 people
  10. Evergreen, Louisiana (town)297 people
  11. Plaucheville, Louisiana (village)193 people
  12. Bordelonville, Louisiana (CDP)150 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Rapides Parish, Louisiana33 mi west
  2. Concordia Parish, Louisiana34 mi northeast
  3. Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana35 mi southeast
  4. St. Landry Parish, Louisiana35 mi south
  5. Evangeline Parish, Louisiana36 mi southwest
  6. West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana36 mi southeast
  7. Catahoula Parish, Louisiana41 mi north
  8. LaSalle Parish, Louisiana42 mi north

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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.