Milton is a community in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, home to about 2,793 people across 4.7 square miles. Its ZIP code is 70558, and parts of 70508 and 70592 are in Milton too.
All in Milton
Mostly Lafayette; part is in Milton
Mostly Youngsville; part is in Milton
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| Nearest major airport | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)105 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT)5 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA125 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX203 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Milton; 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.
Milton had 2,590 residents in the 2020 census, down 15% since 2010.
It’s the 155th largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.
Lafayette Parish grew from 22,825 residents in 1900 to 241,753 in 2020.
Lafayette 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 62.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lafayette Rgnl Ap, LA weather station (5 miles away).
132,799 jobs at 8,844 businesses in Lafayette Parish. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Milton.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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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)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
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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Shares ZIP codes with Lafayette, Youngsville and Broussard.
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.