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Is Lisbon a good place to live?
2.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Lisbon, below both Louisiana’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Only one of the 163 Louisiana towns we compare has a lower January low than Lisbon. Arizona Methodist Church and Killgore House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Lisbon has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Lisbon stand out
Where Lisbon beats most towns.
158 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Lisbon: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lisbon, and how to reach them.
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 Lisbon.
Lisbon has 0.1 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Half commute less than 32 miles. Since 2013, Lisbon has lost 43 jobs, to 7 in 2023. Its mean commuting time is 29 minutes, above both the Louisiana town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The top destinations are Homer (17%), Monroe (10%) and Shreveport (7%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Lisbon has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in Lisbon than in 74% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Lisbon after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2021.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Lisbon brings mild winters and hot summers
For Lisbon, the typical July afternoon high is 92°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Lisbon is
Of 32 CDC measures, Lisbon beats the Louisiana average on 2 and trails it on 12. For adults here, the share who have diabetes is 19%.
| Lisbon | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 52% | 44% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 25% |
| What stands out | Lisbon | LA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 84% | 78.8% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 89% | 86.4% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 6.1% | 4.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0% of Lisbon is conserved land
4.7 miles of trail. The density of trails in Lisbon is 0.4 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Lisbon
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Lisbon; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Lisbon residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
100% of working residents leave Lisbon for work
Where Lisbon’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Lisbon
Village in Louisiana, United States
Lisbon is a village in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lisbon had a population of 173. Lisbon is located east of the parish seat of Homer. Lisbon should not be confused with the village of Lisbon in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, which later evolved first into Bagdad and later into the city of Westlake.
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- Area
- 13 sq mi
- Elevation
- 331 ft
- ZIP code
- 71048
- Area code
- 318
Questions about Lisbon
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lisbon, LA a good place to live?
Lisbon has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.