Colfax is a town in Grant Parish, Louisiana, home to about 1,240 people across 1.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 71417.
Homes sold for a median of $62 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Colfax; also Rock Hill
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Colfax. 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)176 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Alexandria International Airport (AEX)14 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA190 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX201 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Colfax; 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.
Colfax had 1,428 residents in the 2020 census, down 14% since 2000.
It’s the 252nd largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.
Grant Parish grew from 12,902 residents in 1900 to 22,169 in 2020.
Grant Parish, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 39°F. About 60.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Boyce 3 Wnw, LA weather station (9 miles away).
2,091 jobs at 198 businesses in Grant Parish. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
13 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Colfax.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 3 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 3 |
| Mental health providers | 6 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
| 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.
Grocery stores
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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Rock Hill.
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