Merryville is a town in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, home to about 1,004 people across 9.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 70653.
Homes sold for a median of $57 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 Merryville. 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)125 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH)43 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Houston, TX125 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Merryville; 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.
Merryville had 967 residents in the 2020 census, down 14% since 2000.
It’s the 270th largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.
Beauregard Parish grew from 20,767 residents in 1920 to 36,549 in 2020.
Beauregard Parish, 1920–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 39°F. About 64.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, De Ridder, LA weather station (20 miles away).
7,013 jobs at 643 businesses in Beauregard Parish. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
6 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Merryville.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 4 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 1 |
| 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)
Museums
Counts are within about 2 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.
Public schools here are run by Beauregard Parish. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merryville High SchoolMerryville | Pre-K–12 | 470 | Public | 5.4 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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