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Lafourche Parish, Louisiana

Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, has 95,505 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Thibodaux. It uses Central Time and covers 1,070 sq mi (2,770 km²) of land. It is a county equivalent (parish).

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Lafourche Parish in Louisiana
Assumption ParishJefferson ParishSt. Charles ParishTerrebonne ParishThibodauxBayou BlueRacelandGallianoLarose
Lafourche Parish and its neighbors (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Resident population, July 2025
95,505
Land area
1,070 sq mi (2,770 km²)
County seat or government
Thibodaux
Time zone
Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July
Median household income
$63,135 ± $3,744
Median home value
$193,900 ± $11,598
Median rent, with utilities
$928 ± $63
Homes lived in by their owners
79.9% ± 1.3 points
County type
Parish
Metro or micro area
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA metro areaCentral parish
Water area
399 sq mi (1,033 km²)
State
Louisiana
County code (FIPS)
22057
Coordinates (central point)
29.491992, -90.394849
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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 Lafourche 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. 7030150,095 people
  2. 7036428,716 people
  3. 7039413,395 people
  4. 7035910,038 people
  5. 703458,344 people
  6. 703745,872 people
  7. 703735,539 people
  8. 703435,280 people
  9. 700304,290 people
  10. 703543,404 people
  11. 703773,056 people
  12. 703572,351 people
All 15
  1. 70355957 people
  2. 70310327 people
  3. 70375178 people

15 ZIP Code areas overlap Lafourche 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 Lafourche Parish, largest first

  1. Lafourche Parish School District96,252 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 Lafourche Parish, largest first

  1. United Houma Nation State Designated Tribal Statistical Area186,351 people
  2. Bayou Lafourche State Designated Tribal Statistical Area12,840 people
  3. Pointe-au-Chien State Designated Tribal Statistical Area3,818 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. Thibodaux, Louisiana (city)15,732 people
  2. Bayou Blue, Louisiana (CDP)12,218 people
  3. Raceland, Louisiana (CDP)9,585 people
  4. Galliano, Louisiana (CDP)5,906 people
  5. Larose, Louisiana (CDP)5,515 people
  6. Chackbay, Louisiana (CDP)5,436 people
  7. Cut Off, Louisiana (CDP)5,398 people
  8. Lafourche Crossing, Louisiana (CDP)2,790 people
  9. Lockport, Louisiana (town)2,618 people
  10. Des Allemands, Louisiana (CDP)2,382 people
  11. Golden Meadow, Louisiana (town)1,854 people
  12. Mathews, Louisiana (CDP)1,598 people
All 16
  1. Bayou Country Club, Louisiana (CDP)1,497 people
  2. Lockport Heights, Louisiana (CDP)1,481 people
  3. Kraemer, Louisiana (CDP)1,065 people
  4. Choctaw, Louisiana (CDP)268 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Jefferson Parish, Louisiana22 mi east
  2. St. Charles Parish, Louisiana29 mi north
  3. Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana29 mi west
  4. St. James Parish, Louisiana44 mi northwest
  5. St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana45 mi north
  6. Assumption Parish, Louisiana49 mi northwest

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Areas that only touch the edge

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