Buras is a community in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, home to about 607 people across 2.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 70041.
Homes sold for a median of $55 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Empire; part is in Buras
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Buras. 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)63 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA54 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX353 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Buras; 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.
Buras had 1,109 residents in the 2020 census, up 17% since 2010.
It’s the 329th largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.
Plaquemines Parish grew from 13,039 residents in 1900 to 23,515 in 2020.
Plaquemines 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 47°F. About 62.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Buras, LA weather station (about a mile away).
8,089 jobs at 644 businesses in Plaquemines Parish. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Buras.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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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.
Parks (1 nearby)
Museums
Counts are within about 1 mile 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 Plaquemines Parish. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Plaquemines High SchoolBuras | 7–12 | 355 | Public | 3.0 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 Empire, Boothville, Triumph and Venice.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.