Harrisonburg is a village in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, home to about 287 people across 1.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 71340.
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| Nearest major airport | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)154 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Monroe Regional Airport (MLU)52 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA163 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX253 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Harrisonburg; 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.
Harrisonburg had 277 residents in the 2020 census, down 63% since 2000.
It’s the 413th largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.
Catahoula Parish grew from 16,351 residents in 1900 to 8,906 in 2020.
Catahoula 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 36°F. About 59.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Jena, LA weather station (20 miles away).
1,401 jobs at 175 businesses in Catahoula Parish. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Harrisonburg.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 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.
Parks (2 nearby)
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 Catahoula Parish. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisonburg High SchoolHarrisonburg | Pre-K–12 | 318 | Public | 0.8 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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