Oak Grove is a town in West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, home to about 1,264 people across 1.7 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 71263.
Homes sold for a median of $113 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Part is in Oak Grove, part in Forest and Kilbourne
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Oak Grove. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Frederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM)171 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Monroe Regional Airport (MLU)43 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Memphis, TN176 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX316 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Oak Grove; 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.
Oak Grove had 1,441 residents in the 2020 census, down 34% since 2000.
It’s the 248th largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.
West Carroll Parish grew from 3,685 residents in 1900 to 9,751 in 2020.
West Carroll 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 36°F. About 58.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lake Providence, LA weather station (16 miles away).
1,474 jobs at 167 businesses in West Carroll Parish. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
25 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Oak Grove.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 11 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 2 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 8 |
| Mental health providers | 3 |
| Chiropractors | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 7 |
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.
Grocery stores
Libraries
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.
Public schools here are run by West Carroll Parish. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Grove Elementary SchoolOak Grove | Pre-K–5 | 523 | Public | 2.2 mi |
| Oak Grove High SchoolOak Grove | 6–12 | 500 | Public | 2.2 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 Forest and Kilbourne.
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.