Turkey Creek is a village in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, home to about 449 people across 2.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 70585, and parts of 70586 are in Turkey Creek too.
Homes sold for a median of $71 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
All in Turkey Creek
Mostly Ville Platte; part is in Turkey Creek
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Turkey Creek. 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)132 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT)41 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA149 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX195 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Turkey Creek; 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.
Turkey Creek had 394 residents in the 2020 census, up 11% since 2000.
It’s the 370th largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.
Evangeline Parish grew from 23,485 residents in 1920 to 32,350 in 2020.
Evangeline Parish, 1920–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 39°F. About 61.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bunkie, LA weather station (17 miles away).
6,677 jobs at 494 businesses in Evangeline 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.
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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Ville Platte, Pine Prairie and Chataignier.
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.