Ville Platte is a city in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, home to about 6,253 people across 4.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 70586.
Homes sold for a median of $71 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Ville Platte; also Turkey Creek and Pine Prairie
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| Nearest major airport | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)129 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT)38 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA146 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX196 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Ville Platte; 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.
Ville Platte had 6,303 residents in the 2020 census, down 23% since 2000.
It’s the 91st 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 40°F. About 57.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Eunice, 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).
105 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Ville Platte.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 15 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 13 |
| Dentists | 11 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 23 |
| Mental health providers | 20 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 17 |
| Optometrists | 4 |
| Chiropractors | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 9 |
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 (2 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
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.
Established in 1780.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Evangeline Parish. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayou Chicot Elementary SchoolVille Platte | Pre-K–8 | 661 | Public | 9.5 mi |
| James Stephens Montessori SchoolVille Platte | Pre-K–8 | 421 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Vidrine Elementary SchoolVille Platte | Pre-K–8 | 359 | Public | 7.4 mi |
| Ville Platte Elementary SchoolVille Platte | Pre-K–5 | 319 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Evangeline Reimagine AcademyVille Platte | 6–8 | 175 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Ville Platte High SchoolVille Platte | 9–12 | 419 | Public | 0.5 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 Turkey Creek, Pine Prairie and Chataignier.
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