Louisiana · Census place 2220610
DeRidder, Louisiana
DeRidder is a city in 2 counties of Louisiana with an estimated 9,508 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 36th largest of 155 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 9,508
- #36 of 155 in Louisiana
- Change since 2020
- -3.3%
- -322 people
- Land area
- 9.3 sq mi
- + 0.09 sq mi water
- Density
- 1,023 / sq mi
- State median 1,568
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DeRidder population, 2020 to 2024
DeRidder lost 322 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -3.3%. In the latest year it moved by -87. Among 59 Louisiana places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 36th; the median place changed by -2.7%. The median place of 5,000+ in Louisiana has 11,686 people, so DeRidder is 81% of it.
DeRidder covers 9.29 square miles of land and 0.09 of water, for 1,023 people per square mile of land. The median Louisiana place of 5,000+ has 1,568, so DeRidder is less dense than the typical town.
The 2 counties DeRidder spans
DeRidder crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 9,508 residents as follows; Beauregard Parish holds 95.5% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Beauregard Parish9,078
- 02Vernon Parish430
ZIP codes in DeRidder
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps DeRidder by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 70634. 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 DeRidder is
The Census internal point of DeRidder is at 30.845000, -93.295200. Baton Rouge, the capital, is 128.1 miles ESE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Sulphur, LA (20,572 people), 42.7 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Beaumont, TX, 72.9 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 30.845000, -93.295200
- DMS
- 30°50'42.00"N 93°17'42.72"W
- UTM
- 15N 471772.9E 3412461.5N
- Geohash
- 9vmxmp0t0
- Plus code
- 8628RPW3+2W
Daylight in DeRidder
At 30.85° N, DeRidder gets about 14 h 09 min of daylight around the June solstice and 10 h 09 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 00 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near DeRidder
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Louisiana, measured between internal points. The closest is Rosepine, 5.5 miles away, with 1,445 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of DeRidder, LA?
9,508 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 322 (3.3%) from 9,830 in July 2020.
What county is DeRidder in?
It spans 2 counties: Beauregard Parish (9,078 residents), Vernon Parish (430 residents).
What ZIP codes cover DeRidder?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 70634.
How far is DeRidder from Baton Rouge?
128.1 miles (206.2 km) in a straight line, heading ESE from DeRidder.
What is the nearest larger city to DeRidder?
Sulphur, LA, with 20,572 residents, 42.7 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.