Ridgecrest is a town in Concordia Parish, Louisiana, home to about 1,007 people across 0.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 71334.
Homes sold for a median of $105 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Ferriday; part is in Ridgecrest
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Ridgecrest. 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)138 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Alexandria International Airport (AEX)63 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA147 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX262 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Ridgecrest; 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.
Ridgecrest had 583 residents in the 2020 census, down 27% since 2000.
It’s the 269th largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.
Concordia Parish grew from 13,559 residents in 1900 to 18,687 in 2020.
Concordia Parish, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 36°F. About 60.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 0 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Natchez, MS weather station (13 miles away).
3,628 jobs at 363 businesses in Concordia Parish. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
62 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Ridgecrest.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 7 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 2 |
| Dentists | 4 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 14 |
| Mental health providers | 29 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 4 |
| Optometrists | 2 |
| 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.
Libraries
Counts are within about 1 mile 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 Concordia Parish, Delta Charter Group. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferriday Lower Elementary SchoolFerriday | Pre-K–2 | 313 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| Delta Charter School MSTFerriday | K–12 | 485 | Charter | 1.1 mi |
| Concordia Education CenterFerriday | 3–12 | 26 | Alternative Education | 3.0 mi |
| Ferriday Upper Elementary SchoolFerriday | 3–5 | 242 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| Ferriday Junior High SchoolFerriday | 6–8 | 241 | Public | 2.7 mi |
| Ferriday High SchoolFerriday | 8–12 | 289 | Public | 1.6 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 Ferriday and Spokane.
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