Louisiana · Census place 2200975
Alexandria, Louisiana
Alexandria is a city in Rapides Parish, Louisiana with an estimated 43,133 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 9th largest of 155 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 43,133
- #9 of 155 in Louisiana
- Change since 2020
- -4.4%
- -1,973 people
- Land area
- 28.5 sq mi
- + 0.70 sq mi water
- Density
- 1,515 / sq mi
- State median 1,568
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Alexandria population, 2020 to 2024
Alexandria lost 1,973 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -4.4%. In the latest year it moved by -418. Among 59 Louisiana places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 43rd; the median place changed by -2.7%. The median place of 5,000+ in Louisiana has 11,686 people, so Alexandria is 3.7 times that size.
Alexandria covers 28.48 square miles of land and 0.70 of water, for 1,515 people per square mile of land. The median Louisiana place of 5,000+ has 1,568, so Alexandria is close to the typical town.
What county Alexandria is in
All of Alexandria's residents live in Rapides Parish, which had 125,899 residents in 2024. Alexandria holds 34.3% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Alexandria
3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Alexandria by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 71301, 71302, 71303. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Alexandria is
The Census internal point of Alexandria is at 31.293400, -92.470200. Baton Rouge, the capital, is 95.6 miles SE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Lafayette, LA (122,280 people), 79.6 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 31.293400, -92.470200
- DMS
- 31°17'36.24"N 92°28'12.72"W
- UTM
- 15N 550422.7E 3462239.9N
- Geohash
- 9vw4pbc32
- Plus code
- 86397GVH+9W
Daylight in Alexandria
At 31.29° N, Alexandria gets about 14 h 11 min of daylight around the June solstice and 10 h 07 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 04 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Alexandria
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Louisiana, measured between internal points. The closest is Pineville, 5.0 miles away, with 13,966 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Alexandria, LA?
43,133 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 1,973 (4.4%) from 45,106 in July 2020.
What county is Alexandria in?
Rapides Parish. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Alexandria?
3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 71301, 71302, 71303.
How far is Alexandria from Baton Rouge?
95.6 miles (153.8 km) in a straight line, heading SE from Alexandria.
What is the nearest larger city to Alexandria?
Lafayette, LA, with 122,280 residents, 79.6 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.