Westlake is a city in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, home to about 4,743 people across 3.7 square miles. Its ZIP code is 70669.
Homes sold for a median of $122 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 Westlake. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)125 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH)10 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Houston, TX131 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Westlake; 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.
Westlake had 4,781 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2000.
It’s the 106th largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.
Calcasieu Parish grew from 30,428 residents in 1900 to 216,785 in 2020.
Calcasieu 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 40°F. About 69.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Moss Bluff 2 Nnw, LA weather station (6 miles away).
75,412 jobs at 4,705 businesses in Calcasieu Parish. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
19 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Westlake.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 3 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 1 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 5 |
| Mental health providers | 3 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 3 |
| Chiropractors | 4 |
| Pharmacies | 3 |
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)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
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 1945.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Calcasieu Parish. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westwood Elementary SchoolWestlake | Pre-K–2 | 412 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Western Heights Elementary SchoolWestlake | 3–5 | 343 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| S. P. Arnett Middle SchoolWestlake | 6–8 | 374 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| Westlake High SchoolWestlake | 9–12 | 487 | Public | 0.3 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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