Sun is a village in Washington Parish, Louisiana, home to about 381 people across 4.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 70463, and parts of 70427 are in Sun too.
Homes sold for a median of $99 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
All in Sun
Mostly Bogalusa; part is in Sun
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Sun. 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)57 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA48 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX336 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Sun; 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.
Sun had 392 residents in the 2020 census, down 17% since 2000.
It’s the 385th largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.
Washington Parish grew from 9,628 residents in 1900 to 45,463 in 2020.
Washington 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 39°F. About 63.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 0 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bogalusa, LA weather station (2 miles away).
8,133 jobs at 655 businesses in Washington Parish. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Bogalusa and Rio.
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.