Pine Prairie is a village in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, home to about 934 people across 1.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 70576, and parts of 70586 are in Pine Prairie too.
Homes sold for a median of $71 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Population934580 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$71Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
ZIP codes in Pine Prairie
2 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns
Pine Prairie, LA70576Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.
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Around Pine Prairie
Distances
Nearest major airport
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)136 miles away
Closer regional airport
Alexandria International Airport (AEX)41 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
New Orleans, LA153 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Houston, TX192 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Pine Prairie; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Pine Prairie
U.S. Representative · Louisiana’s 4th DistrictMike Johnson (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Pine Prairie had 1,490 residents in the 2020 census, up 37% since 2000.
It’s the 280th largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.
Evangeline Parish grew from 23,485 residents in 1920 to 32,350 in 2020.
Evangeline Parish, 1920–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 39°F. About 61.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bunkie, LA weather station (18 miles away).
Jobs in Evangeline Parish
6,677 jobs at 494 businesses in Evangeline Parish. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Pine Prairie.
Nearest hospitals
Mercy Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Ville Platte7.7 miles
Savoy Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Mamou8.3 miles
Oakdale Community HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Oakdale16.9 miles
Providers with an office here
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
4
Pharmacies
1
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.
Schools in Pine Prairie
Public schools here are run by Evangeline Parish. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Pine Prairie High SchoolPine Prairie
Pre-K–12
757
Public
3.9 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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