Town guide

Lockport Heights, Louisiana

Lockport Heights is a community in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, home to about 1,481 people across 1.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 70374 and 70394.

Homes sold for a median of $118 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.

Population1,4811,131 per sq mi
Median home value$322,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$118Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking4%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Lockport Heights

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Lockport Heights

Distances

Nearest major airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)27 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+New Orleans, LA45 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Houston, TX290 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Lockport Heights; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Lockport Heights

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Lockport Heights had 1,171 residents in the 2020 census, down 9% since 2010.

It’s the 226th largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.

Lafourche Parish grew from 28,882 residents in 1900 to 97,557 in 2020.

Lockport Heights population by census2010: 1,286, 2020: 1,1711,28620101,1712020

Lafourche Parish, 1900–2020

Lafourche Parish population, 1900 to 20201900: 28,882, 1910: 33,111, 1920: 30,344, 1930: 32,419, 1940: 38,615, 1950: 42,209, 1960: 55,381, 1970: 68,941, 1980: 82,483, 1990: 85,860, 2000: 89,974, 2010: 96,318, 2020: 97,55729K’00’1030K’20’3039K’40’5055K’60’7082K’80’9090K’00’1098K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 45°F. About 71.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Lockport HeightsJan: high 64°F, low 45°F, 5.8 in; Feb: high 68°F, low 49°F, 4.4 in; Mar: high 74°F, low 54°F, 4.9 in; Apr: high 79°F, low 60°F, 4.9 in; May: high 86°F, low 67°F, 5.9 in; Jun: high 91°F, low 73°F, 8.7 in; Jul: high 92°F, low 75°F, 8.4 in; Aug: high 92°F, low 75°F, 8.5 in; Sep: high 89°F, low 71°F, 6 in; Oct: high 82°F, low 61°F, 4.7 in; Nov: high 73°F, low 52°F, 3.8 in; Dec: high 66°F, low 47°F, 5.3 in64°45°Jan5.868°49°Feb4.474°54°Mar4.979°60°Apr4.986°67°May5.991°73°Jun8.792°75°Jul8.492°75°Aug8.589°71°Sep6.082°61°Oct4.773°52°Nov3.866°47°Dec5.3Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Thibodaux 4 Se, LA weather station (14 miles away).

Jobs in Lafourche Parish

28,210 jobs at 1,685 businesses in Lafourche Parish. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Lafourche ParishHealth care and social assistance: 4,722 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 4,668 jobs; Retail trade: 3,871 jobs; Mining, oil and gas: 2,785 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 2,588 jobs; Construction: 2,171 jobs; Manufacturing: 2,035 jobs; Wholesale trade: 1,023 jobsHealth care and social assistance 17% Transportation and warehousing 17% Retail trade 14% Mining, oil and gas 10% Hotels and restaurants 9% Construction 8% Manufacturing 7% Wholesale trade 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

137 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lockport Heights’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Ochsner St. Anne General HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Raceland1.2 miles
  • Leonard J Chabert Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Houma11.8 miles
  • Physicians Medical CenterGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Houma13.2 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors15
Specialist doctors13
Dentists12
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants23
Mental health providers34
Physical and occupational therapists32
Optometrists1
Chiropractors7
Pharmacies9

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.

Places in and around Lockport Heights

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Walmart Supercenter0.2 mi

Museums

  • Bayou Lafourche Folklife and Heritage Museum2.9 mi
  • Center For Traditional Louisiana Boat Building & Museum3.0 mi

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.

Schools in Lockport Heights

Public schools here are run by Lafourche Parish. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (7)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Lockport Lower Elementary SchoolLockportPre-K–2429Public3.5 mi
Raceland Lower Elementary SchoolRacelandPre-K–2330Public4.5 mi
Lockport Upper Elementary SchoolLockport3–5374Public3.3 mi
Raceland Upper Elementary SchoolRaceland3–5302Public4.5 mi
Lockport Middle SchoolLockport6–8331Public3.3 mi
Raceland Middle SchoolRaceland6–8289Public4.6 mi
Central Lafourche High SchoolRaceland9–121,307Public0.5 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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Shares ZIP codes with Raceland, Lockport and Mathews.

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