Gloster is a community in De Soto Parish, Louisiana, home to about 105 people across 1.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 71030.
Homes sold for a median of $183 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Gloster. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)177 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV)18 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Dallas, TX178 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Gloster; 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.
Gloster had 53 residents in the 2020 census, down 44% since 2010.
It’s the 477th largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.
De Soto Parish grew from 25,063 residents in 1900 to 26,812 in 2020.
De Soto Parish, 1900–2020
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 36°F. About 53.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 0 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mansfield 4 Nw, LA weather station (8 miles away).
5,364 jobs at 458 businesses in De Soto 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 Gloster.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 3 |
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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.
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