Sterlington is a town in Union Parish, Louisiana, home to about 2,229 people across 2.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 71280.
Homes sold for a median of $142 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Sterlington. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Frederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM)202 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Monroe Regional Airport (MLU)14 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Memphis, TN206 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX271 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Sterlington; 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.
Sterlington had 1,980 residents in the 2020 census, up 55% since 2000.
It’s the 188th largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.
Union Parish grew from 18,520 residents in 1900 to 21,107 in 2020.
Union 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 34°F. About 58.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bastrop, LA weather station (11 miles away).
4,627 jobs at 365 businesses in Union Parish. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
28 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Sterlington.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 3 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 7 |
| Mental health providers | 16 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 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
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 Ouachita Parish. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterlington Elementary SchoolSterlington | Pre-K–5 | 800 | Public | 5.1 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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