Gueydan is a town in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, home to about 1,464 people across 0.9 square miles. Its ZIP code is 70542.
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| Nearest major airport | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)136 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT)35 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA155 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX172 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Gueydan; 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.
Gueydan had 1,165 residents in the 2020 census, down 27% since 2000.
It’s the 228th largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.
Vermilion Parish grew from 20,705 residents in 1900 to 57,359 in 2020.
Vermilion 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 44°F. About 60.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 0 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lake Arthur 7 Sw, LA weather station (14 miles away).
9,362 jobs at 969 businesses in Vermilion Parish. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Gueydan.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 3 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 2 |
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.
Grocery stores
Libraries
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 Vermilion Parish. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Owens Elementary SchoolGueydan | Pre-K–5 | 180 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Gueydan High SchoolGueydan | 6–12 | 187 | Public | 1.8 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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