Town guide

Downsville, Louisiana

Downsville is a village in Union Parish, Louisiana, home to about 223 people across 0.7 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 71234.

Homes sold for a median of $117 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population223301 per sq mi
Median home value$235,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$117Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking18%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Downsville

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Downsville

Distances

Nearest major airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM)215 miles away
Closer regional airportMonroe Regional Airport (MLU)22 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Memphis, TN219 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Dallas, TX255 miles away

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

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

Who represents Downsville

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

Downsville had 120 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2000.

It’s the 429th largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.

Union Parish grew from 18,520 residents in 1900 to 21,107 in 2020.

Downsville population by census2000: 118, 2010: 141, 2020: 120118200014120101202020

Union Parish, 1900–2020

Union Parish population, 1900 to 20201900: 18,520, 1910: 20,451, 1920: 19,621, 1930: 20,731, 1940: 20,943, 1950: 19,141, 1960: 17,624, 1970: 18,447, 1980: 21,167, 1990: 20,690, 2000: 22,803, 2010: 22,721, 2020: 21,10719K’00’1020K’20’3021K’40’5018K’60’7021K’80’9023K’00’1021K’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 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 36°F. About 58.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near DownsvilleJan: high 56°F, low 36°F, 6 in; Feb: high 60°F, low 39°F, 4.6 in; Mar: high 68°F, low 46°F, 5.4 in; Apr: high 76°F, low 53°F, 5.9 in; May: high 83°F, low 63°F, 5.1 in; Jun: high 89°F, low 70°F, 4.8 in; Jul: high 92°F, low 73°F, 4.1 in; Aug: high 93°F, low 73°F, 3.8 in; Sep: high 87°F, low 66°F, 4 in; Oct: high 77°F, low 55°F, 4.5 in; Nov: high 66°F, low 44°F, 5.1 in; Dec: high 58°F, low 38°F, 5 in56°36°Jan6.060°39°Feb4.668°46°Mar5.476°53°Apr5.983°63°May5.189°70°Jun4.892°73°Jul4.193°73°Aug3.887°66°Sep4.077°55°Oct4.566°44°Nov5.158°38°Dec5.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Farmerville, LA weather station (9 miles away).

Jobs in Union Parish

4,627 jobs at 365 businesses in Union Parish. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Union ParishManufacturing: 1,560 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 798 jobs; Retail trade: 599 jobs; Administrative and support: 262 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 249 jobs; Educational services: 235 jobs; Construction: 158 jobs; Other services: 130 jobsManufacturing 34% Health care and social assistance 17% Retail trade 13% Administrative and support 6% Hotels and restaurants 5% Educational services 5% Construction 3% Other services 3%

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

Health care

5 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Downsville.

Nearest hospitals

  • Union General HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Farmerville9.3 miles
  • Glenwood Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · West Monroe16.0 miles
  • Monroe Surgical HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Monroe17.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1
Mental health providers4

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.

Schools in Downsville

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

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Downsville Community Charter SchoolDownsvillePre-K–12470Charter3.0 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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