DeRidder is a city in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, home to about 9,763 people across 9.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 70634.
Homes sold for a median of $118 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly DeRidder; also Sugartown
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| Nearest major airport | George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)137 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH)49 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Houston, TX145 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of DeRidder; 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.
DeRidder had 9,852 residents in the 2020 census, up 0% since 2000.
It’s the 57th largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.
Beauregard Parish grew from 20,767 residents in 1920 to 36,549 in 2020.
Beauregard Parish, 1920–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 39°F. About 64.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, De Ridder, LA weather station (about a mile away).
7,013 jobs at 643 businesses in Beauregard Parish. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
111 doctors and other health care providers list an office in DeRidder.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 9 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 12 |
| Dentists | 7 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 30 |
| Mental health providers | 35 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 13 |
| Optometrists | 2 |
| Chiropractors | 3 |
| Pharmacies | 6 |
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.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
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.
Established in 1903.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Beauregard Parish. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Beauregard Elementary SchoolDeRidder | Pre-K–5 | 425 | Public | 15.5 mi |
| K.R. Hanchey Elementary SchoolDeRidder | Pre-K–1 | 353 | Public | 2.7 mi |
| DeRidder Elementary SchoolDeRidder | 2–4 | 490 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| Pine Wood Elementary SchoolDeRidder | 5–6 | 348 | Public | 2.4 mi |
| East Beauregard High SchoolDeRidder | 6–12 | 417 | Public | 15.4 mi |
| DeRidder Junior High SchoolDeRidder | 7–8 | 287 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| DeRidder High SchoolDeRidder | 8–12 | 621 | Public | 3.0 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornerstone Christian AcademyDeridder | Pre-K–8 | 117 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 2.2 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 Sugartown.
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