Morgan City is a city in Assumption Parish, Louisiana, home to about 11,064 people across 6.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 70380.
Homes sold for a median of $80 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Morgan City; also Bayou Vista and Bayou L'Ourse
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Morgan City. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)63 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT)56 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA83 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX247 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Morgan City; 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.
Morgan City had 11,472 residents in the 2020 census, down 10% since 2000.
It’s the 52nd largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.
Assumption Parish grew from 21,620 residents in 1900 to 21,039 in 2020.
Assumption Parish, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 45°F. About 58.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Morgan City, LA weather station (5 miles away).
2,459 jobs at 249 businesses in Assumption Parish. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
148 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Morgan City.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 12 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 27 |
| Dentists | 10 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 41 |
| Mental health providers | 41 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 8 |
| Optometrists | 2 |
| Chiropractors | 7 |
| Pharmacies | 19 |
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)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries
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.
Established in 1860.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Assumption Parish, St. Mary Parish, St. Martin Parish. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayou L'Ourse Primary SchoolMorgan City | Pre-K–4 | 150 | Public | 11.3 mi |
| Bayou Vista Elementary SchoolMorgan City | Pre-K–5 | 340 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Julia B. Maitland SchoolMorgan City | Pre-K–5 | 199 | Public | 3.2 mi |
| M.E. Norman Elementary SchoolMorgan City | Pre-K–5 | 335 | Public | 3.7 mi |
| Stephensville Elementary SchoolMorgan City | Pre-K–8 | 96 | Public | 6.9 mi |
| Wyandotte Elementary SchoolMorgan City | Pre-K–5 | 300 | Public | 5.4 mi |
| Morgan City Junior High SchoolMorgan City | 6–8 | 412 | Public | 3.7 mi |
| Morgan City High SchoolMorgan City | 9–12 | 650 | Public | 3.9 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Catholic SchoolMorgan City | Pre-K–12 | 413 | Roman Catholic | 3.7 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Bayou Vista, Bayou L'Ourse, Amelia and Siracusaville.
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