Louisiana · Census place 2222255
Duson, Louisiana
Duson is a town in 2 counties of Louisiana with an estimated 1,341 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 136th largest of 155 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 1,341
- #136 of 155 in Louisiana
- Change since 2020
- -0.2%
- -3 people
- Land area
- 3.0 sq mi
- Density
- 448 / sq mi
- State median 1,568
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Duson population, 2020 to 2024
Duson lost 3 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.2%. In the latest year it moved by +4.
Duson covers 2.99 square miles of land, for 448 people per square mile of land. The median Louisiana place of 5,000+ has 1,568, so Duson is less dense than the typical town.
The 2 counties Duson spans
Duson crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 1,341 residents as follows; Lafayette Parish holds 87.8% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Lafayette Parish1,178
- 02Acadia Parish163
ZIP codes in Duson
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Duson by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 70529. 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 Duson is
The Census internal point of Duson is at 30.238400, -92.189100. Baton Rouge, the capital, is 61.6 miles ENE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Rayne, LA (6,983 people), 4.7 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Lafayette, LA, 9.9 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 30.238400, -92.189100
- DMS
- 30°14'18.24"N 92°11'20.76"W
- UTM
- 15N 578023.1E 3345480.5N
- Geohash
- 9vqkn0tzq
- Plus code
- 86296RQ6+99
Daylight in Duson
At 30.24° N, Duson gets about 14 h 06 min of daylight around the June solstice and 10 h 12 min around the December solstice, a swing of 3 h 54 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Duson
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Louisiana, measured between internal points. The closest is Rayne, 4.7 miles away, with 6,983 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Duson, LA?
1,341 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 3 (0.2%) from 1,344 in July 2020.
What county is Duson in?
It spans 2 counties: Lafayette Parish (1,178 residents), Acadia Parish (163 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Duson?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 70529.
How far is Duson from Baton Rouge?
61.6 miles (99.2 km) in a straight line, heading ENE from Duson.
What is the nearest larger city to Duson?
Rayne, LA, with 6,983 residents, 4.7 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.