Louisiana · Census place 2225440
Ferriday, Louisiana
Ferriday is a town in Concordia Parish, Louisiana with an estimated 2,995 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 92nd largest of 155 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 2,995
- #92 of 155 in Louisiana
- Change since 2020
- -6.1%
- -193 people
- Land area
- 1.6 sq mi
- Density
- 1,837 / sq mi
- State median 1,568
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Ferriday population, 2020 to 2024
Ferriday lost 193 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -6.1%. In the latest year it moved by -52.
Ferriday covers 1.63 square miles of land, for 1,837 people per square mile of land. The median Louisiana place of 5,000+ has 1,568, so Ferriday is denser than the typical town.
What county Ferriday is in
All of Ferriday's residents live in Concordia Parish, which had 17,797 residents in 2024. Ferriday holds 16.8% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Ferriday
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Ferriday by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 71334. 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 Ferriday is
The Census internal point of Ferriday is at 31.634200, -91.556200. Baton Rouge, the capital, is 84.2 miles SSE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Vidalia, LA (3,888 people), 8.3 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Baton Rouge, LA, 86.2 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 31.634200, -91.556200
- DMS
- 31°38'3.12"N 91°33'22.32"W
- UTM
- 15N 636919.8E 3500795.6N
- Geohash
- 9vwguwff9
- Plus code
- 863CJCMV+MG
Daylight in Ferriday
At 31.63° N, Ferriday gets about 14 h 13 min of daylight around the June solstice and 10 h 05 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 08 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Ferriday
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Louisiana, measured between internal points. The closest is Vidalia, 8.3 miles away, with 3,888 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Ferriday, LA?
2,995 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 193 (6.1%) from 3,188 in July 2020.
What county is Ferriday in?
Concordia Parish. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Ferriday?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 71334.
How far is Ferriday from Baton Rouge?
84.2 miles (135.5 km) in a straight line, heading SSE from Ferriday.
What is the nearest larger city to Ferriday?
Vidalia, LA, with 3,888 residents, 8.3 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.