Louisiana · Census place 2260530

Pineville, Louisiana

Pineville is a city in Rapides Parish, Louisiana with an estimated 13,966 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 24th largest of 155 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
13,966
#24 of 155 in Louisiana
Change since 2020
-2.9%
-415 people
Land area
12.6 sq mi
+ 0.52 sq mi water
Density
1,108 / sq mi
State median 1,568
Orange pin: Pineville. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Baton Rouge.

Pineville population, 2020 to 2024

Pineville lost 415 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -2.9%. In the latest year it moved by -81. Among 59 Louisiana places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 32nd; the median place changed by -2.7%. The median place of 5,000+ in Louisiana has 11,686 people, so Pineville is 1.2 times that size.

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July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 14,384. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Pineville covers 12.61 square miles of land and 0.52 of water, for 1,108 people per square mile of land. The median Louisiana place of 5,000+ has 1,568, so Pineville is less dense than the typical town.

What county Pineville is in

All of Pineville's residents live in Rapides Parish, which had 125,899 residents in 2024. Pineville holds 11.1% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Pineville

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Pineville by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 71359, 71360. 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 Pineville is

The Census internal point of Pineville is at 31.342900, -92.408900. Baton Rouge, the capital, is 94.8 miles SE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Alexandria, LA (43,133 people), 5.0 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Lafayette, LA, 81.8 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
31.342900, -92.408900
DMS
31°20'34.44"N 92°24'32.04"W
UTM
15N 556227.5E 3467755.7N
Geohash
9vw631vcs
Plus code
86398HVR+5C

Daylight in Pineville

At 31.34° N, Pineville gets about 14 h 11 min of daylight around the June solstice and 10 h 07 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 05 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Pineville

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Louisiana, measured between internal points. The closest is Alexandria, 5.0 miles away, with 43,133 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Pineville, LA?

13,966 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 415 (2.9%) from 14,381 in July 2020.

What county is Pineville in?

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

What ZIP codes cover Pineville?

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 71359, 71360.

How far is Pineville from Baton Rouge?

94.8 miles (152.6 km) in a straight line, heading SE from Pineville.

What is the nearest larger city to Pineville?

Alexandria, LA, with 43,133 residents, 5.0 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.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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