Melville is a town in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, home to about 589 people across 1.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 71353.
Mostly Melville; also Krotz Springs
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| Nearest major airport | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)100 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT)34 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA116 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX225 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Melville; 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.
Melville had 759 residents in the 2020 census, down 45% since 2000.
It’s the 336th largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.
St. Landry Parish grew from 52,906 residents in 1900 to 82,540 in 2020.
St. Landry 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 42°F. About 58.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 0 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, New Roads 5 Ne, LA weather station (24 miles away).
21,089 jobs at 1,559 businesses in St. Landry Parish. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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Shares ZIP codes with Krotz Springs.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.