Chatham is a town in Jackson Parish, Louisiana, home to about 534 people across 1.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 71226, and parts of 71238 are in Chatham too.
Homes sold for a median of $286 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.
Part is in Chatham, part in Eros
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Chatham. 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)204 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Monroe Regional Airport (MLU)27 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA214 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX247 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Chatham; 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.
Chatham had 491 residents in the 2020 census, down 21% since 2000.
It’s the 349th largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.
Jackson Parish grew from 9,119 residents in 1900 to 15,031 in 2020.
Jackson Parish, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 94°F in summer, and winter lows average 33°F. About 57.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 0 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Calhoun Rsch Stn, LA weather station (15 miles away).
2,883 jobs at 253 businesses in Jackson Parish. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Chatham.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Eros.
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