Louisiana · Census place 2207030
Bernice, Louisiana
Bernice is a town in Union Parish, Louisiana with an estimated 1,304 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 139th largest of 155 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 1,304
- #139 of 155 in Louisiana
- Change since 2020
- -3.8%
- -52 people
- Land area
- 3.2 sq mi
- Density
- 402 / sq mi
- State median 1,568
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Bernice population, 2020 to 2024
Bernice lost 52 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -3.8%. In the latest year it moved by -9.
Bernice covers 3.24 square miles of land, for 402 people per square mile of land. The median Louisiana place of 5,000+ has 1,568, so Bernice is less dense than the typical town.
What county Bernice is in
All of Bernice's residents live in Union Parish, which had 20,617 residents in 2024. Bernice holds 6.3% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Bernice
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Bernice by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 71222. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a town that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Bernice is
The Census internal point of Bernice is at 32.827700, -92.658500. Baton Rouge, the capital, is 185.3 miles SSE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Farmerville, LA (3,375 people), 15.4 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Shreveport, LA, 70.5 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 32.827700, -92.658500
- DMS
- 32°49'39.72"N 92°39'30.60"W
- UTM
- 15N 531963.4E 3632237.7N
- Geohash
- 9vy4g805h
- Plus code
- 8649R8HR+3J
Daylight in Bernice
At 32.83° N, Bernice gets about 14 h 19 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 59 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 20 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Bernice
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Louisiana, measured between internal points. The closest is Farmerville, 15.4 miles away, with 3,375 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Bernice, LA?
1,304 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 52 (3.8%) from 1,356 in July 2020.
What county is Bernice in?
Union Parish. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Bernice?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 71222.
How far is Bernice from Baton Rouge?
185.3 miles (298.1 km) in a straight line, heading SSE from Bernice.
What is the nearest larger city to Bernice?
Farmerville, LA, with 3,375 residents, 15.4 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.