Town guide

Cut Off, Louisiana

Cut Off is a community in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, home to about 5,398 people across 15 square miles. Its ZIP code is 70345.

Homes sold for a median of $78 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population5,398369 per sq mi
Median home value$158,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$78Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Cut Off

1 ZIP code

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Around Cut Off

Distances

Nearest major airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)33 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+New Orleans, LA44 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Houston, TX304 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Cut Off; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Cut Off

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

Cut Off had 5,533 residents in the 2020 census, down 2% since 2000.

It’s the 100th largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.

Lafourche Parish grew from 28,882 residents in 1900 to 97,557 in 2020.

Cut Off population by census2000: 5,635, 2010: 5,976, 2020: 5,5335,63520005,97620105,5332020

Lafourche Parish, 1900–2020

Lafourche Parish population, 1900 to 20201900: 28,882, 1910: 33,111, 1920: 30,344, 1930: 32,419, 1940: 38,615, 1950: 42,209, 1960: 55,381, 1970: 68,941, 1980: 82,483, 1990: 85,860, 2000: 89,974, 2010: 96,318, 2020: 97,55729K’00’1030K’20’3039K’40’5055K’60’7082K’80’9090K’00’1098K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 45°F. About 66.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Cut OffJan: high 63°F, low 45°F, 5.6 in; Feb: high 66°F, low 48°F, 4.2 in; Mar: high 71°F, low 55°F, 4.7 in; Apr: high 77°F, low 61°F, 4.4 in; May: high 83°F, low 68°F, 5.1 in; Jun: high 88°F, low 74°F, 6.9 in; Jul: high 89°F, low 76°F, 9.2 in; Aug: high 89°F, low 76°F, 7.6 in; Sep: high 86°F, low 72°F, 6.6 in; Oct: high 80°F, low 63°F, 4.3 in; Nov: high 71°F, low 52°F, 3.5 in; Dec: high 65°F, low 47°F, 4.7 in63°45°Jan5.666°48°Feb4.271°55°Mar4.777°61°Apr4.483°68°May5.188°74°Jun6.989°76°Jul9.289°76°Aug7.686°72°Sep6.680°63°Oct4.371°52°Nov3.565°47°Dec4.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Galliano, LA weather station (5 miles away).

Jobs in Lafourche Parish

28,210 jobs at 1,685 businesses in Lafourche Parish. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Lafourche ParishHealth care and social assistance: 4,722 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 4,668 jobs; Retail trade: 3,871 jobs; Mining, oil and gas: 2,785 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 2,588 jobs; Construction: 2,171 jobs; Manufacturing: 2,035 jobs; Wholesale trade: 1,023 jobsHealth care and social assistance 17% Transportation and warehousing 17% Retail trade 14% Mining, oil and gas 10% Hotels and restaurants 9% Construction 8% Manufacturing 7% Wholesale trade 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

34 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Cut Off.

Nearest hospitals

  • Lady of the Sea General HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Cut Off4.9 miles
  • Ochsner St. Anne General HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Raceland18.3 miles
  • Leonard J Chabert Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Houma21.9 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors4
Specialist doctors5
Dentists6
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants9
Mental health providers4
Physical and occupational therapists2
Optometrists2
Chiropractors2
Pharmacies3

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.

Places in and around Cut Off

Grocery stores

  • Walmart Supercenter3.7 mi

Counts are within about 2.5 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.

Schools in Cut Off

Public schools here are run by Lafourche Parish. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Cut Off Elementary SchoolCut OffPre-K–5395Public0.7 mi
South Lafourche High SchoolCutoff9–12990Public4.2 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Galliano and Larose.

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