Collinston is a village in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, home to about 347 people across 1.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 71229.
Homes sold for a median of $36 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Population347307 per sq mi
Median home value$186,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$36Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Collinston. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Collinston
Distances
Nearest major airport
Frederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM)195 miles away
Closer regional airport
Monroe Regional Airport (MLU)16 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Memphis, TN199 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Houston, TX289 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Collinston; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Collinston
U.S. Representative · Louisiana’s 5th DistrictJulia Letlow (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Collinston had 274 residents in the 2020 census, down 16% since 2000.
It’s the 393rd largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.
Morehouse Parish grew from 16,634 residents in 1900 to 25,629 in 2020.
Morehouse Parish, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 34°F. About 58.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bastrop, LA weather station (4 miles away).
Jobs in Morehouse Parish
5,329 jobs at 439 businesses in Morehouse Parish. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Collinston.
Nearest hospitals
Morehouse General HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Bastrop6.2 miles
Richardson Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · Rayville17.6 miles
Monroe Surgical HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Monroe17.8 miles
Providers with an office here
Mental health providers
2
Physical and occupational therapists
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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