Denham Springs is a city in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, home to about 9,323 people across 7.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 70726.
Homes sold for a median of $151 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Part is in Denham Springs, part in Port Vincent
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Denham Springs. 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)50 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)16 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA64 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX272 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Denham Springs; 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.
Denham Springs had 9,286 residents in the 2020 census, up 6% since 2000.
It’s the 62nd largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.
Livingston Parish grew from 8,100 residents in 1900 to 142,282 in 2020.
Livingston Parish, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 42°F. About 62 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 0 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Baton Rouge Ryan Ap, LA weather station (16 miles away).
24,542 jobs at 2,104 businesses in Livingston Parish. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
377 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Denham Springs.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 28 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 4 |
| Dentists | 52 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 47 |
| Mental health providers | 156 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 73 |
| Optometrists | 10 |
| Chiropractors | 7 |
| Pharmacies | 18 |
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 (1 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries
Counts are within about 2 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.
Public schools here are run by Livingston Parish. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denham Springs Elementary SchoolDenham Springs | Pre-K–5 | 678 | Public | 3.8 mi |
| Eastside Elementary SchoolDenham Springs | Pre-K–5 | 439 | Public | 2.9 mi |
| Freshwater Elementary SchoolDenham Springs | Pre-K–5 | 370 | Public | 3.8 mi |
| Gray's Creek Elementary SchoolDenham Springs | Pre-K–5 | 475 | Public | 4.4 mi |
| Juban Parc Elementary SchoolDenham Springs | Pre-K–5 | 416 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| Lewis Vincent Elementary SchoolDenham Springs | Pre-K–5 | 487 | Public | 3.6 mi |
| Northside Elementary SchoolDenham Springs | Pre-K–5 | 466 | Public | 3.9 mi |
| Seventh Ward Elementary SchoolDenham Springs | Pre-K–5 | 382 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| South Fork Elementary SchoolDenham Springs | Pre-K–5 | 685 | Public | 4.9 mi |
| Southside Elementary SchoolDenham Springs | Pre-K–5 | 534 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| Denham Springs Junior High SchoolDenham Springs | 6–8 | 811 | Public | 3.2 mi |
| Juban Parc Junior High SchoolDenham Springs | 6–8 | 564 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| Southside Junior High SchoolDenham Springs | 6–8 | 536 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| Denham Springs High SchoolDenham Springs | 9–12 | 2,385 | Public | 4.1 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Door Christian AcademyDenham Springs | Pre-K–12 | 265 | Baptist | 1.4 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Port Vincent.
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