Scott is a city in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, home to about 8,609 people across 12 square miles. Its ZIP code is 70583, and parts of 70506, 70507 and 70529 are in Scott too.
Homes sold for a median of $146 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Scott; also Lafayette and Ossun
Mostly Lafayette; part is in Scott
Mostly Lafayette; part is in Scott
Part is in Scott, part in Duson
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| Nearest major airport | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)110 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT)6 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA129 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX200 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Scott; 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.
Scott had 8,119 residents in the 2020 census, up 3% since 2000.
It’s the 67th largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.
Lafayette Parish grew from 22,825 residents in 1900 to 241,753 in 2020.
Lafayette 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 41°F. About 64.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lafayette, LA weather station (2 miles away).
132,799 jobs at 8,844 businesses in Lafayette Parish. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
58 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Scott.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 3 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 4 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 6 |
| Mental health providers | 24 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 17 |
| Optometrists | 2 |
| Chiropractors | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 11 |
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 (3 nearby)
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 2.5 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 1907.
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 Lafayette Parish. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Wallace James Elementary SchoolScott | Pre-K–5 | 957 | Public | 2.2 mi |
| L. Leo Judice Elementary SchoolScott | Pre-K–5 | 371 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Westside Elementary SchoolScott | Pre-K–5 | 597 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Scott Middle SchoolScott | 6–8 | 629 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sts Peter & Paul Catholic Elementary SchoolScott | Pre-K–8 | 336 | Roman Catholic | 0.9 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 Lafayette, Carencro, Ossun and Duson.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.