Charenton is a community in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, home to about 1,440 people across 5.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 70523, and parts of 70514 and 70544 are in Charenton too.
Homes sold for a median of $71 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Charenton
Mostly Baldwin; part is in Charenton
Mostly Jeanerette; part is in Charenton
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Charenton. 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)80 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT)32 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA100 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX227 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Charenton; 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.
Charenton had 1,699 residents in the 2020 census, down 13% since 2000.
It’s the 229th largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.
Iberia Parish grew from 29,015 residents in 1900 to 69,929 in 2020.
Iberia 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 44°F. About 65.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Franklin 3 Nw, LA weather station (5 miles away).
19,477 jobs at 1,451 businesses in Iberia Parish. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Charenton.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 3 |
| Pharmacies | 1 |
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.
Libraries
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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Jeanerette, Baldwin and Sorrel.
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.