EchoLA
With 552 residents, this town was settled in 1894.
Is Echo a good place to live?
88% of households live in a home they own in Echo, above both Louisiana’s towns (68%) and U.S. towns (73%). Echo has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
552 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Echo: who provides what
Echo is unincorporated, so Rapides Parish and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Echo.
The FEMA risk score in Echo is lower than in the typical Louisiana or U.S. town
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Echo after 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2020. 31% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by drought at 25%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 87% of U.S. communities.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Echo’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
Since 2013, Echo has added 39 jobs, to 43 in 2023. For half of commuters, work is under 19 miles away. The town’s average trip to work stands at 22 minutes. The top destinations are Alexandria (43%), Pineville (6%) and Lake Charles (3%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Echo is
17% of Echo adults report frequent physical distress. The town does better than the Louisiana average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 3. Only 8 of the 162 Louisiana towns we compare have a lower share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Echo.
| Echo | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 27% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 20% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 33% |
| What stands out | Echo | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 12.9% | 16.8% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 9.9% | 12.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.3% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Kisatchie National Forest and 4 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Echo. Close and well known come first.
40 mi National forestKisatchie National Forest18 mi Zoo & aquariumAlexandria Zoological Park
18 mi MuseumLouisiana History Museum
19 mi MuseumAlexandria Museum of Art21 mi GardenLouisiana State ArboretumPhoto credits
Kisatchie National Forest: US Forest Service, Public domain · Louisiana History Museum: Freeneth at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Alexandria Museum of Art: Billy Hathorn at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Echo
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Echo
About 0 of every 100 Echo residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
100% of working residents leave Echo for work
Where Echo’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Echo
Census-designated place in Louisiana, United States
Echo (also Bijou, Bijou Station) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 352. Its ZIP code is 71330.
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- Area
- 1.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 62 ft
- ZIP code
- 71330
Questions about Echo
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Echo, LA a good place to live?
Echo has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.