Old Jefferson is a community in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, home to about 7,860 people across 3.5 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 70817.
Homes sold for a median of $168 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Shenandoah; part is in Old Jefferson
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Old Jefferson. 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)52 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)13 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA68 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX265 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Old Jefferson; 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.
Old Jefferson had 7,339 residents in the 2020 census, up 30% since 2000.
It’s the 72nd largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.
East Baton Rouge Parish grew from 31,153 residents in 1900 to 456,781 in 2020.
East Baton Rouge 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 40°F. About 60.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lsu Ben-Hur Farm, LA weather station (10 miles away).
244,574 jobs at 12,542 businesses in East Baton Rouge Parish. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
289 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Old Jefferson.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 11 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 121 |
| Dentists | 16 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 65 |
| Mental health providers | 41 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 29 |
| Optometrists | 4 |
| Chiropractors | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 13 |
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 (6 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
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.
Public schools here are run by East Baton Rouge Parish. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenandoah Elementary SchoolBaton Rouge | Pre-K–5 | 584 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Woodlawn ElementaryBaton Rouge | Pre-K–5 | 658 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| BASIS Baton Rouge Materra CampusBaton Rouge | K–10 | 888 | Charter | 2.0 mi |
| Woodlawn Middle SchoolBaton Rouge | 6–8 | 807 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Woodlawn High SchoolBaton Rouge | 9–12 | 1,331 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crosspoint Baptist ChurchBaton Rouge | Pre-K–K | 24 | Baptist | 2.1 mi |
| Crosspoint Baptist SchoolBaton Rouge | Pre-K–K | 23 | Baptist | 2.1 mi |
| Most Blessed Sacrament SchoolBaton Rouge | Pre-K–8 | 514 | Roman Catholic | 1.1 mi |
| Greater Baton Rouge Hope AcademyBaton Rouge | K–12 | 59 | Nonsectarian | 1.3 mi |
| Jones Creek Adventist AcademyBaton Rouge | K–8 | 19 | Seventh-day Adventist | 1.7 mi |
| St Michael the Archangel High SchoolBaton Rouge | 9–12 | 621 | Roman Catholic | 1.6 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 Shenandoah.
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