Louisiana · Census place 2254035
New Iberia, Louisiana
New Iberia is a city in Iberia Parish, Louisiana with an estimated 26,849 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 13th largest of 155 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 26,849
- #13 of 155 in Louisiana
- Change since 2020
- -5.5%
- -1,555 people
- Land area
- 11.1 sq mi
- + 0.11 sq mi water
- Density
- 2,410 / sq mi
- State median 1,568
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New Iberia population, 2020 to 2024
New Iberia lost 1,555 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -5.5%. In the latest year it moved by -229. Among 59 Louisiana places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 53rd; the median place changed by -2.7%. The median place of 5,000+ in Louisiana has 11,686 people, so New Iberia is 2.3 times that size.
New Iberia covers 11.14 square miles of land and 0.11 of water, for 2,410 people per square mile of land. The median Louisiana place of 5,000+ has 1,568, so New Iberia is denser than the typical town.
What county New Iberia is in
All of New Iberia's residents live in Iberia Parish, which had 67,540 residents in 2024. New Iberia holds 39.8% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in New Iberia
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap New Iberia by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 70560, 70563. 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 New Iberia is
The Census internal point of New Iberia is at 30.005500, -91.820300. Baton Rouge, the capital, is 49.0 miles NE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Lafayette, LA (122,280 people), 18.6 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 30.005500, -91.820300
- DMS
- 30°00'19.80"N 91°49'13.08"W
- UTM
- 15N 613777.1E 3319980.6N
- Geohash
- 9vqdww66x
- Plus code
- 862C254H+6V
Daylight in New Iberia
At 30.01° N, New Iberia gets about 14 h 05 min of daylight around the June solstice and 10 h 13 min around the December solstice, a swing of 3 h 52 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near New Iberia
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Louisiana, measured between internal points. The closest is St. Martinville, 8.4 miles away, with 5,229 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of New Iberia, LA?
26,849 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 1,555 (5.5%) from 28,404 in July 2020.
What county is New Iberia in?
Iberia Parish. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover New Iberia?
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 70560, 70563.
How far is New Iberia from Baton Rouge?
49.0 miles (78.9 km) in a straight line, heading NE from New Iberia.
What is the nearest larger city to New Iberia?
Lafayette, LA, with 122,280 residents, 18.6 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.