What County Is Baton Rouge, Louisiana In?

Baton Rouge is in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.

Baton Rouge city: generalized boundary, north up. Open street map ↗
Official code
2205000
Representative coordinates
30.442174, -91.130894
Land area
223.753 km²
Water area
5.709 km²
State
Louisiana
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County boundaries in Baton Rouge

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Coordinates of Baton Rouge

30.442174, -91.130894 is the Census representative point, not a street address. Convert these coordinates or prepare a map link.

Elevation in Baton Rouge

15 m · 49 ft. GNIS archived height at its named reference point (30.4419898, -91.1310733), which may differ from the Census point. Terrain height varies across the place; this is not a city-wide or surveyed elevation. Request height at a different point.

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Time zones in Baton Rouge

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Census ZIP areas

70801 · 70802 · 70803 · 70805 · 70806 · 70807 · 70808 · 70809 · 70810 · 70811 · 70812 · 70813 · 70814 · 70815 · 70816 · 70819 · 70820 · 70825 · 70836

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