Bayou Goula is a community in Iberville Parish, Louisiana, home to about 208 people across 2.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 70788.
Homes sold for a median of $33 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly White Castle; part is in Bayou Goula
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Bayou Goula. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)56 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)26 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA75 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX253 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Bayou Goula; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Bayou Goula had 514 residents in the 2020 census, down 16% since 2010.
It’s the 436th largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.
Iberville Parish grew from 27,006 residents in 1900 to 30,241 in 2020.
Iberville Parish, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 43°F. About 62.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Carville 2 Sw, LA weather station (4 miles away).
10,214 jobs at 539 businesses in Iberville Parish. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
5 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Bayou Goula.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 4 |
| Pharmacies | 3 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Museums
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Iberville Parish. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorseyville Elementary SchoolWhite Castle | Pre-K–6 | 402 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| White Castle High SchoolWhite Castle | 7–12 | 286 | Public | 2.0 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with White Castle and Dorseyville.
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