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Rapides Parish, Louisiana

Rapides Parish, Louisiana, has 125,877 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Alexandria. It uses Central Time and covers 1,324 sq mi (3,429 km²) of land. It is a county equivalent (parish).

New OrleansBaton RougeShreveport
Rapides Parish in Louisiana
Avoyelles ParishVernon ParishAlexandriaPinevilleBallWoodworthDeville
Rapides Parish and its neighbors (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Resident population, July 2025
125,877
Land area
1,324 sq mi (3,429 km²)
County seat or government
Alexandria
Time zone
Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July
Median household income
$54,967 ± $2,192
Median home value
$181,100 ± $8,652
Median rent, with utilities
$950 ± $34
Homes lived in by their owners
64.8% ± 1.6 points
County type
Parish
Metro or micro area
Alexandria, LA metro areaCentral parish
Water area
37.4 sq mi (97 km²)
State
Louisiana
County code (FIPS)
22079
Coordinates (central point)
31.193204, -92.535953
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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 Rapides 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. 7130325,138 people
  3. 7130117,035 people
  4. 7130213,579 people
  5. 7135111,499 people
  6. 714638,559 people
  7. 714678,228 people
  8. 713287,614 people
  9. 714096,135 people
  10. 714055,361 people
  11. 713225,356 people
  12. 714234,962 people
All 29
  1. 714334,084 people
  2. 706564,015 people
  3. 714852,890 people
  4. 714302,757 people
  5. 713462,555 people
  6. 713671,776 people
  7. 714241,439 people
  8. 713251,273 people
  9. 714381,073 people
  10. 713231,027 people
  11. 714471,010 people
  12. 71455318 people
  13. 71359219 people
  14. 71466209 people
  15. 71427172 people
  16. 7133087 people
  17. 7147271 people

29 ZIP Code areas overlap Rapides 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 Rapides Parish, largest first

  1. Rapides Parish School District127,527 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 Rapides Parish, largest first

  1. Clifton Choctaw State Designated Tribal Statistical Area385 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. Alexandria, Louisiana (city)44,060 people
  2. Pineville, Louisiana (city)14,160 people
  3. Ball, Louisiana (town)3,869 people
  4. Woodworth, Louisiana (town)2,432 people
  5. Deville, Louisiana (CDP)1,572 people
  6. Glenmora, Louisiana (town)1,284 people
  7. Boyce, Louisiana (town)1,037 people
  8. Forest Hill, Louisiana (village)727 people
  9. Lecompte, Louisiana (town)592 people
  10. Cheneyville, Louisiana (town)559 people
  11. Echo, Louisiana (CDP)552 people
  12. McNary, Louisiana (village)248 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Grant Parish, Louisiana28 mi north
  2. Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana33 mi east
  3. Evangeline Parish, Louisiana34 mi south
  4. Vernon Parish, Louisiana39 mi west
  5. LaSalle Parish, Louisiana40 mi northeast
  6. Allen Parish, Louisiana41 mi southwest
  7. Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana49 mi northwest

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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.