Louisiana · Census place 2210950
Bunkie, Louisiana
Bunkie is a city in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana with an estimated 3,183 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 86th largest of 155 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 3,183
- #86 of 155 in Louisiana
- Change since 2020
- -4.7%
- -158 people
- Land area
- 3.0 sq mi
- + 0.02 sq mi water
- Density
- 1,054 / sq mi
- State median 1,568
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Bunkie population, 2020 to 2024
Bunkie lost 158 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -4.7%. In the latest year it moved by -28.
Bunkie covers 3.02 square miles of land and 0.02 of water, for 1,054 people per square mile of land. The median Louisiana place of 5,000+ has 1,568, so Bunkie is less dense than the typical town.
What county Bunkie is in
All of Bunkie's residents live in Avoyelles Parish, which had 38,373 residents in 2024. Bunkie holds 8.3% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Bunkie
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Bunkie by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 71322. 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 Bunkie is
The Census internal point of Bunkie is at 30.953700, -92.188100. Baton Rouge, the capital, is 68.7 miles ESE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Marksville, LA (4,805 people), 13.9 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Lafayette, LA, 52.6 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 30.953700, -92.188100
- DMS
- 30°57'13.32"N 92°11'17.16"W
- UTM
- 15N 577547.5E 3424753.4N
- Geohash
- 9vw2n4ywm
- Plus code
- 8629XR36+FQ
Daylight in Bunkie
At 30.95° N, Bunkie gets about 14 h 09 min of daylight around the June solstice and 10 h 08 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 01 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Bunkie
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Louisiana, measured between internal points. The closest is Cottonport, 8.5 miles away, with 1,951 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Bunkie, LA?
3,183 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 158 (4.7%) from 3,341 in July 2020.
What county is Bunkie in?
Avoyelles Parish. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Bunkie?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 71322.
How far is Bunkie from Baton Rouge?
68.7 miles (110.5 km) in a straight line, heading ESE from Bunkie.
What is the nearest larger city to Bunkie?
Marksville, LA, with 4,805 residents, 13.9 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.