Raceland is a community in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, home to about 9,585 people across 22 square miles. Its ZIP code is 70394.
Homes sold for a median of $105 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Raceland; also Mathews and Lockport Heights
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Raceland. 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)28 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA46 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX287 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Raceland; 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.
Raceland had 9,768 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2000.
It’s the 59th largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.
Lafourche Parish grew from 28,882 residents in 1900 to 97,557 in 2020.
Lafourche Parish, 1900–2020
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 45°F. About 71.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Thibodaux 4 Se, LA weather station (11 miles away).
28,210 jobs at 1,685 businesses in Lafourche Parish. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
123 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Raceland.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 13 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 13 |
| Dentists | 8 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 21 |
| Mental health providers | 32 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 30 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 5 |
| 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 (1 nearby)
Museums
Counts are within about 3 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 Lafourche Parish. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raceland Lower Elementary SchoolRaceland | Pre-K–2 | 330 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Raceland Upper Elementary SchoolRaceland | 3–5 | 302 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Raceland Middle SchoolRaceland | 6–8 | 289 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Central Lafourche High SchoolRaceland | 9–12 | 1,307 | Public | 3.1 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 Mathews and Lockport Heights.
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