Estherwood is a village in Acadia Parish, Louisiana, home to about 622 people across 1.9 square miles. Its ZIP code is 70534.
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| Nearest major airport | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)132 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT)29 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA151 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX177 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Estherwood; 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.
Estherwood had 694 residents in the 2020 census, down 14% since 2000.
It’s the 327th largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.
Acadia Parish grew from 23,483 residents in 1900 to 57,576 in 2020.
Acadia 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 63.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Crowley 2 Ne, LA weather station (8 miles away).
12,018 jobs at 1,150 businesses in Acadia Parish. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Estherwood.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
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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)
Museums
Counts are within about 1 mile 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 Acadia Parish. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
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| Estherwood Elementary SchoolEstherwood | Pre-K–7 | 203 | Public | 0.5 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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