Eros is a town in Jackson Parish, Louisiana, home to about 206 people across 1.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 71238.
Homes sold for a median of $172 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Part is in Eros, part in Chatham
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Eros. 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)207 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Monroe Regional Airport (MLU)20 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA216 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX255 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Eros; 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.
Eros had 130 residents in the 2020 census, down 36% since 2000.
It’s the 438th largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.
Jackson Parish grew from 9,119 residents in 1900 to 15,031 in 2020.
Jackson Parish, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 94°F in summer, and winter lows average 33°F. About 57.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 0 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Calhoun Rsch Stn, LA weather station (8 miles away).
2,883 jobs at 253 businesses in Jackson Parish. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Eros.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 2 |
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| 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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Shares ZIP codes with Chatham.
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