Louisiana · Census place 2241400
Lake Providence, Louisiana
Lake Providence is a town in East Carroll Parish, Louisiana with an estimated 3,231 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 84th largest of 155 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 3,231
- #84 of 155 in Louisiana
- Change since 2020
- -9.0%
- -319 people
- Land area
- 3.6 sq mi
- + 0.02 sq mi water
- Density
- 898 / sq mi
- State median 1,568
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Lake Providence population, 2020 to 2024
Lake Providence lost 319 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -9.0%. In the latest year it moved by +5.
Lake Providence covers 3.60 square miles of land and 0.02 of water, for 898 people per square mile of land. The median Louisiana place of 5,000+ has 1,568, so Lake Providence is less dense than the typical town.
What county Lake Providence is in
All of Lake Providence's residents live in East Carroll Parish, which had 6,892 residents in 2024. Lake Providence holds 46.9% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Lake Providence
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Lake Providence by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 71254. 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 Lake Providence is
The Census internal point of Lake Providence is at 32.802000, -91.175200. Baton Rouge, the capital, is 162.0 miles S in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Tallulah, LA (5,677 people), 27.3 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Jackson, MS, 65.4 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 32.802000, -91.175200
- DMS
- 32°48'7.20"N 91°10'30.72"W
- UTM
- 15N 670857.0E 3630811.3N
- Geohash
- 9vz4t72jr
- Plus code
- 864CRR2F+QW
Daylight in Lake Providence
At 32.80° N, Lake Providence gets about 14 h 19 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 59 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 20 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Lake Providence
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Louisiana, measured between internal points. The closest is Oak Grove, 13.2 miles away, with 1,350 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Lake Providence, LA?
3,231 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 319 (9.0%) from 3,550 in July 2020.
What county is Lake Providence in?
East Carroll Parish. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Lake Providence?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 71254.
How far is Lake Providence from Baton Rouge?
162.0 miles (260.8 km) in a straight line, heading S from Lake Providence.
What is the nearest larger city to Lake Providence?
Tallulah, LA, with 5,677 residents, 27.3 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.