Sunset is a town in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, home to about 3,074 people across 3.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 70584.
Homes sold for a median of $156 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Sunset. 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)113 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT)14 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA131 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX201 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Sunset; 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.
Sunset had 2,909 residents in the 2020 census, up 24% since 2000.
It’s the 147th largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.
St. Landry Parish grew from 52,906 residents in 1900 to 82,540 in 2020.
St. Landry 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 61.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Grand Coteau, LA weather station (4 miles away).
21,089 jobs at 1,559 businesses in St. Landry Parish. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
29 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Sunset.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 6 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 1 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 9 |
| Mental health providers | 12 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 2 |
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.
Grocery stores
Libraries
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. Landry Parish. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cankton Elementary SchoolCankton | Pre-K–4 | 504 | Public | 3.0 mi |
| Ecole Saint-LandrySunset | K–4 | 213 | Charter | 2.2 mi |
| Sunset Middle SchoolSunset | 5–8 | 348 | Public | 1.9 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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