Central is a city in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, home to about 29,783 people across 62 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 70739, 70770 and 70818, and parts of 70714, 70791 and 70819 are in Central too.
Homes sold for a median of $160 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
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Mostly Baker; part is in Central
Mostly Zachary; part is in Central
Mostly Baton Rouge; part is in Central
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Central. 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)62 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)7 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA76 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX265 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Central; 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.
Central had 29,565 residents in the 2020 census, up 10% since 2010.
It’s the 14th largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.
East Baton Rouge Parish grew from 31,153 residents in 1900 to 456,781 in 2020.
East Baton Rouge Parish, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 42°F. About 62 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 0 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Baton Rouge Ryan Ap, LA weather station (7 miles away).
244,574 jobs at 12,542 businesses in East Baton Rouge Parish. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
123 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Central’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 10 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 14 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 31 |
| Mental health providers | 51 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 15 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 8 |
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 (6 nearby)
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 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.
Established in 2005.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Central Community School District, East Baton Rouge Parish. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellingrath Hills Elementary SchoolGreenwell Springs | Pre-K–K | 378 | Public | 6.0 mi |
| Northeast Elementary SchoolPride | Pre-K–6 | 178 | Public | 8.2 mi |
| Tanglewood Elementary SchoolBaton Rouge | 1–2 | 622 | Public | 4.3 mi |
| Central Intermediate SchoolCentral | 3–5 | 1,039 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| Central Middle SchoolCentral | 6–8 | 1,012 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Northeast High SchoolPride | 7–12 | 290 | Public | 8.0 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Alphonsus Liguori SchoolGreenwell Springs | Pre-K–8 | 377 | Roman Catholic | 5.8 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Zachary, Baker and Baton Rouge.
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.