Plaquemine is a city in Iberville Parish, Louisiana, home to about 6,075 people across 2.9 square miles. Its ZIP code is 70764.
Homes sold for a median of $134 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Plaquemine; also Crescent
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| Nearest major airport | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)62 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)19 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA80 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX250 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Plaquemine; 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.
Plaquemine had 6,269 residents in the 2020 census, down 11% since 2000.
It’s the 93rd largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.
Iberville Parish grew from 27,006 residents in 1900 to 30,241 in 2020.
Iberville 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 (8 miles away).
10,214 jobs at 539 businesses in Iberville Parish. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
114 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Plaquemine.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 9 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 6 |
| Dentists | 6 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 15 |
| Mental health providers | 66 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 8 |
| Optometrists | 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.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries (2 nearby)
Museums
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.
Established in 1775.
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 Iberville Parish. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent Elementary/Junior High SchoolPlaquemine | Pre-K–6 | 379 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| Iberville Elementary SchoolPlaquemine | Pre-K–6 | 839 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Plaquemine Senior High SchoolPlaquemine | 7–12 | 990 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John Interparochial SchoolPlaquemine | Pre-K–12 | 443 | Roman Catholic | 0.8 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 Crescent.
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