Louisiana · Census place 2229850

Gonzales, Louisiana

Gonzales is a city in Ascension Parish, Louisiana with an estimated 13,837 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 25th largest of 155 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 13,837; #25 of 155 in Louisiana
Change since 2020: +12.7%; +1,556 people
Land area: 9.2 sq mi; + 0.11 sq mi water
Density: 1,511 / sq mi; State median 1,568

Orange pin: Gonzales. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Baton Rouge.

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Gonzales population, 2020 to 2024

Gonzales added 1,556 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +12.7%. In the latest year it moved by +75. Among 59 Louisiana places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 6th; the median place changed by -2.7%. The median place of 5,000+ in Louisiana has 11,686 people, so Gonzales is 1.2 times that size.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 12,221. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Gonzales covers 9.16 square miles of land and 0.11 of water, for 1,511 people per square mile of land. The median Louisiana place of 5,000+ has 1,568, so Gonzales is close to the typical town.

What county Gonzales is in

All of Gonzales's residents live in Ascension Parish, which had 133,534 residents in 2024. Gonzales holds 10.4% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Gonzales

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Gonzales by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 70737. 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 Gonzales is

The Census internal point of Gonzales is at 30.212700, -90.922400. Baton Rouge, the capital, is 23.1 miles NW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Baton Rouge, LA (220,907 people), 20.1 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 30.212700, -90.922400
DMS: 30°12'45.72"N 90°55'20.64"W
UTM: 15N 699972.8E 3344179.6N
Geohash: 9vr7gh03d
Plus code: 862F637H+32

Daylight in Gonzales

At 30.21° N, Gonzales 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 Gonzales

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Louisiana, measured between internal points. The closest is Sorrento, 3.9 miles away, with 1,589 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Gonzales, LA?

13,837 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 1,556 (12.7%) from 12,281 in July 2020.

What county is Gonzales in?

Ascension Parish. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Gonzales?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 70737.

How far is Gonzales from Baton Rouge?

23.1 miles (37.2 km) in a straight line, heading NW from Gonzales.

What is the nearest larger city to Gonzales?

Baton Rouge, LA, with 220,907 residents, 20.1 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.

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.