Oretta is a community in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, home to about 733 people across 2.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 70660.
Mostly Oretta; also Singer
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| Nearest major airport | George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)118 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH)32 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Houston, TX126 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Oretta; 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.
Oretta had 371 residents in the 2020 census, down 11% since 2010.
It’s the 304th 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 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 40°F. About 69.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Moss Bluff 2 Nnw, 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).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Oretta.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 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.
Public schools here are run by Beauregard Parish. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singer High SchoolSinger | Pre-K–12 | 346 | Public | 9.0 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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