South Vacherie is a community in St. James Parish, Louisiana, home to about 2,954 people across 5.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 70090.
Homes sold for a median of $164 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly South Vacherie; also North Vacherie and Wallace
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside South Vacherie. 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)27 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA47 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX280 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of South Vacherie; 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.
South Vacherie had 3,388 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2000.
It’s the 150th largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.
St. James Parish grew from 20,197 residents in 1900 to 20,192 in 2020.
St. James 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 43°F. About 67.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Reserve, LA weather station (10 miles away).
6,480 jobs at 339 businesses in St. James Parish. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
23 doctors and other health care providers list an office in South Vacherie.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 3 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
| Dentists | 1 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 11 |
| Mental health providers | 5 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 3 |
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.
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.
Public schools here are run by St. James Parish. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vacherie Elementary SchoolVacherie | Pre-K–3 | 364 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| Sixth Ward Elementary SchoolVacherie | 4–6 | 269 | Public | 3.5 mi |
| St. James High SchoolVacherie | 7–12 | 593 | Public | 0.4 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 North Vacherie, Wallace and Pleasure Bend.
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