Louisiana · Census place 2237830

Jackson, Louisiana

Jackson is a town in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana with an estimated 3,932 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 76th largest of 155 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 3,932; #76 of 155 in Louisiana
Change since 2020: -1.3%; -51 people
Land area: 4.5 sq mi
Density: 882 / sq mi; State median 1,568

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

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Jackson population, 2020 to 2024

Jackson lost 51 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -1.3%. In the latest year it moved by -19.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 3,991. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Jackson covers 4.46 square miles of land, for 882 people per square mile of land. The median Louisiana place of 5,000+ has 1,568, so Jackson is less dense than the typical town.

What county Jackson is in

All of Jackson's residents live in East Feliciana Parish, which had 19,112 residents in 2024. Jackson holds 20.6% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Jackson

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Jackson by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 70748. 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 Jackson is

The Census internal point of Jackson is at 30.834600, -91.208500. Baton Rouge, the capital, is 26.1 miles S in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Zachary, LA (20,370 people), 12.1 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Baton Rouge, LA, 27.6 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 30.834600, -91.208500
DMS: 30°50'4.56"N 91°12'30.60"W
UTM: 15N 671335.3E 3412644.9N
Geohash: 9vrpkmrbx
Plus code: 862CRQMR+RH

Daylight in Jackson

At 30.83° N, Jackson 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 Jackson

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Louisiana, measured between internal points. The closest is St. Francisville, 10.6 miles away, with 1,484 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Jackson, LA?

3,932 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 51 (1.3%) from 3,983 in July 2020.

What county is Jackson in?

East Feliciana Parish. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Jackson?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 70748.

How far is Jackson from Baton Rouge?

26.1 miles (42.0 km) in a straight line, heading S from Jackson.

What is the nearest larger city to Jackson?

Zachary, LA, with 20,370 residents, 12.1 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.