Hayes is a community in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, home to about 690 people across 2.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 70646, and parts of 70630 are in Hayes too.
Homes sold for a median of $159 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Hayes. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)145 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH)19 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Houston, TX150 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Hayes; 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.
Hayes had 676 residents in the 2020 census, down 13% since 2010.
It’s the 313th largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.
Calcasieu Parish grew from 30,428 residents in 1900 to 216,785 in 2020.
Calcasieu 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 (10 miles away).
75,412 jobs at 4,705 businesses in Calcasieu 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 Hayes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
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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.
Parks (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1.5 miles 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.
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