Louisiana · Census place 2280815
Westlake, Louisiana
Westlake is a city in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana with an estimated 4,735 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 62nd largest of 155 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 4,735
- #62 of 155 in Louisiana
- Change since 2020
- -4.4%
- -219 people
- Land area
- 3.8 sq mi
- Density
- 1,240 / sq mi
- State median 1,568
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Westlake population, 2020 to 2024
Westlake lost 219 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -4.4%. In the latest year it moved by +53.
Westlake covers 3.82 square miles of land, for 1,240 people per square mile of land. The median Louisiana place of 5,000+ has 1,568, so Westlake is less dense than the typical town.
What county Westlake is in
All of Westlake's residents live in Calcasieu Parish, which had 206,861 residents in 2024. Westlake holds 2.3% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Westlake
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Westlake by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 70669. 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 Westlake is
The Census internal point of Westlake is at 30.261000, -93.263500. Baton Rouge, the capital, is 124.5 miles E in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Lake Charles, LA (81,157 people), 5.3 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Beaumont, TX, 54.1 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 30.261000, -93.263500
- DMS
- 30°15'39.60"N 93°15'48.60"W
- UTM
- 15N 474652.8E 3347736.2N
- Geohash
- 9vmsjsze4
- Plus code
- 86287P6P+CH
Daylight in Westlake
At 30.26° N, Westlake 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 Westlake
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Louisiana, measured between internal points. The closest is Lake Charles, 5.3 miles away, with 81,157 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Westlake, LA?
4,735 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 219 (4.4%) from 4,954 in July 2020.
What county is Westlake in?
Calcasieu Parish. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Westlake?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 70669.
How far is Westlake from Baton Rouge?
124.5 miles (200.4 km) in a straight line, heading E from Westlake.
What is the nearest larger city to Westlake?
Lake Charles, LA, with 81,157 residents, 5.3 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.