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Louisiana: Time Zones, Counties, Cities & Map

Louisiana uses Central Time.

Louisiana in the United States
Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in JulyAll of LouisianaAmerica/Chicago
New OrleansBaton RougeShreveportMetairieLafayette
Louisiana and its parishes (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Resident population, July 2025
4,618,189
Land area
43,215 sq mi (111,927 km²)
Water area
9,160 sq mi (23,724 km²)
State FIPS code
22
Coordinates (central point)
30.708319, -91.604621
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These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address.

Metro and micro areas in Louisiana, largest first

10 metro areas and 9 micro areas have counties in Louisiana. One crosses into another state; its population is for the whole area. Populations are July 2025 estimates.

  1. New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area970,849 people
  2. Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area888,699 people
  3. Lafayette, LA Metro Area423,758 people
  4. Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metro Area383,474 people
  5. Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Metro Area279,108 people
  6. Lake Charles, LA Metro Area244,655 people
  7. Monroe, LA Metro Area222,390 people
  8. Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA Metro Area199,668 people
  9. Alexandria, LA Metro Area147,952 people
  10. Hammond, LA Metro Area141,346 people
  11. Opelousas, LA Micro Area80,765 people
  12. New Iberia, LA Micro Area66,846 people
All 19
  1. Natchez, MS-LA Micro Area54,722 people
  2. Ruston, LA Micro Area48,360 people
  3. Morgan City, LA Micro Area46,552 people
  4. Bogalusa, LA Micro Area44,937 people
  5. DeRidder, LA Micro Area36,673 people
  6. Natchitoches, LA Micro Area36,089 people
  7. Minden, LA Micro Area34,948 people

Every metro and micro area in the US

Tribal areas in Louisiana, largest first

  1. United Houma Nation State Designated Tribal Statistical Area186,351 people
  2. Four Winds Cherokee State Designated Tribal Statistical Area28,868 people
  3. Natchitoches State Designated Tribal Statistical Area26,232 people
  4. Bayou Lafourche State Designated Tribal Statistical Area12,840 people
  5. Grand Caillou/Dulac State Designated Tribal Statistical Area7,536 people
  6. Apache Choctaw State Designated Tribal Statistical Area5,772 people
  7. Pointe-au-Chien State Designated Tribal Statistical Area3,818 people
  8. Adai Caddo State Designated Tribal Statistical Area2,478 people
  9. Chitimacha Reservation878 people
  10. Isle de Jean Charles State Designated Tribal Statistical Area537 people
  11. Clifton Choctaw State Designated Tribal Statistical Area385 people
  12. Tunica-Biloxi Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land182 people
All 14
  1. Coushatta Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land110 people
  2. Jena Band of Choctaw Reservation18 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.

Counties and equivalents, largest first

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

  1. East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana456,180 people
  2. Jefferson Parish, Louisiana431,398 people
  3. Orleans Parish, Louisiana362,154 people
  4. St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana279,108 people
  5. Lafayette Parish, Louisiana257,949 people
  6. Caddo Parish, Louisiana224,226 people
  7. Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana208,466 people
  8. Ouachita Parish, Louisiana158,542 people
  9. Livingston Parish, Louisiana155,036 people
  10. Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana141,346 people
  11. Ascension Parish, Louisiana135,105 people
  12. Bossier Parish, Louisiana131,867 people
All 64
  1. Rapides Parish, Louisiana125,877 people
  2. Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana104,163 people
  3. Lafourche Parish, Louisiana95,505 people
  4. St. Landry Parish, Louisiana80,765 people
  5. Iberia Parish, Louisiana66,846 people
  6. Vermilion Parish, Louisiana57,671 people
  7. Acadia Parish, Louisiana57,032 people
  8. St. Martin Parish, Louisiana51,106 people
  9. St. Charles Parish, Louisiana50,586 people
  10. Lincoln Parish, Louisiana48,360 people
  11. St. Mary Parish, Louisiana46,552 people
  12. St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana45,642 people
  13. Vernon Parish, Louisiana45,091 people
  14. Washington Parish, Louisiana44,937 people
  15. St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana39,875 people
  16. Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana37,941 people
  17. Beauregard Parish, Louisiana36,673 people
  18. Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana36,089 people

See all 64 counties and equivalents in Louisiana, largest first

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

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

  1. New Orleans, Louisiana (city)371,853 people
  2. Baton Rouge, Louisiana (city)222,771 people
  3. Shreveport, Louisiana (city)180,982 people
  4. Metairie, Louisiana (CDP)139,729 people
  5. Lafayette, Louisiana (city)121,715 people
  6. Lake Charles, Louisiana (city)81,143 people
  7. Kenner, Louisiana (city)64,904 people
  8. Bossier City, Louisiana (city)62,901 people
  9. Monroe, Louisiana (city)47,004 people
  10. Alexandria, Louisiana (city)44,060 people
  11. Prairieville, Louisiana (CDP)35,238 people
  12. Marrero, Louisiana (CDP)32,540 people
All 484
  1. Houma, Louisiana (city)32,392 people
  2. Central, Louisiana (city)29,783 people
  3. Slidell, Louisiana (city)28,561 people
  4. Laplace, Louisiana (CDP)28,343 people
  5. New Iberia, Louisiana (city)27,571 people
  6. Terrytown, Louisiana (CDP)24,726 people
  7. Chalmette, Louisiana (CDP)22,616 people
  8. Ruston, Louisiana (city)22,284 people
  9. Hammond, Louisiana (city)21,539 people
  10. Bayou Cane, Louisiana (CDP)21,253 people
  11. Harvey, Louisiana (CDP)20,915 people
  12. Sulphur, Louisiana (city)20,775 people
  13. Zachary, Louisiana (city)19,952 people
  14. Natchitoches, Louisiana (city)17,577 people
  15. Youngsville, Louisiana (city)17,427 people
  16. Gretna, Louisiana (city)17,389 people
  17. Estelle, Louisiana (CDP)16,341 people
  18. Thibodaux, Louisiana (city)15,732 people

See all 484 cities, towns and communities in Louisiana, largest first

ZIP Code areas, largest first

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

  1. ZIP 7072663,575 people
  2. ZIP 7007255,693 people
  3. ZIP 7030150,095 people
  4. ZIP 7076949,278 people
  5. ZIP 7073749,084 people
  6. ZIP 7006548,936 people
  7. ZIP 7081645,718 people
  8. ZIP 7111143,925 people
  9. ZIP 7081042,659 people
  10. ZIP 7050642,318 people
  11. ZIP 7043341,876 people
  12. ZIP 7050840,592 people
All 540
  1. ZIP 7060540,482 people
  2. ZIP 7005640,348 people
  3. ZIP 7005839,578 people
  4. ZIP 7000339,344 people
  5. ZIP 7045839,034 people
  6. ZIP 7000138,950 people
  7. ZIP 7120338,354 people
  8. ZIP 7057037,565 people
  9. ZIP 7011937,253 people
  10. ZIP 7056036,996 people
  11. ZIP 7011836,072 people
  12. ZIP 7080835,843 people
  13. ZIP 7129135,269 people
  14. ZIP 7012235,253 people
  15. ZIP 7046134,808 people
  16. ZIP 7136034,653 people
  17. ZIP 7045434,564 people
  18. ZIP 7110634,117 people

See all 540 ZIP Code areas in Louisiana, largest first

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