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LongvilleLA

454 people live in this town, settled in 1906.

Is Longville a good place to live?

Longville’s age of the median resident is 55.1 years, where Louisiana’s towns sit at 37.8 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Among 162 Louisiana towns, just 3 have a higher owner-occupancy rate than Longville. Longville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

454 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
1940 Census Enumeration District Descriptions - Louisiana - Beauregard County - ED 6-7, ED 6-8, ED 6-9, ED 6-10, ED 6-1…
1940 Census Enumeration District Descriptions - Louisiana - Beauregard County - ED 6-7, ED 6-8, ED 6-9, ED 6-10, ED 6-1…, 1850
Longville’s story

120 years in pictures

The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1850 and 5 maps from 1935 on.

  • 1906Longville is settled
Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to Longville: who provides what

Longville is unincorporated, so Beauregard Parish and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerBeauregard Electric Coop13.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet6 providers75% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesBeauregard ParishBeauregard Parish provides services here
SchoolsBeauregard Parish School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Louisiana you can register online until 20 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereBeauregard Parish Registrar of VotersBeauregard Parish; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2015
ZIP code7065270652 100%Census 2020

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 Longville.

Who lives here

Older than Louisiana overall

18% of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor’s degree, against 27% across Louisiana. People 65 and older are nearly a third of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 11% of residents (22% statewide).

55.1median age · LA 38
LongvilleLouisianaUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma11%
High school20%
Some college49%
Associate’s2%
Bachelor’s17%
Graduate1%

Women and men · all residents

Somewhere between 24% and 48% women

The Census survey reached too few of Longville’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±12.4 points. Across Louisiana, 51.1% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Longville
LongvilleLAU.S.
Under 107.5%12.6%11.6%
10 to 179.5%10.9%10.3%
18 to 240%9.1%9.1%
25 to 3410.6%13.3%13.7%
35 to 441.8%13.3%13.2%
45 to 5420.3%11.5%12.2%
55 to 6418.9%12.6%12.7%
65 to 746.6%10.2%10.2%
75 and older24.9%6.5%7%
No diploma11.4%12.7%10.4%
High school20.4%32.5%26%
Some college48.8%20.4%19.1%
Associate’s1.6%7.3%8.8%
Bachelor’s17%17%21.6%
Graduate0.8%10.1%14.1%

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points

Work & commute

With only 0.2 jobs per working resident, most people in Longville work out of town

Half commute less than 28 miles. Longville: 7.9% of residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are DeRidder (18%), Lake Charles (12%) and Lafayette (3%).

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Longville0%
DeRidder18%
Lake Charles12%
Lafayette3%
Sulphur2%
28 mi
median commute distance
47
jobs based in Longville
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Housing

The typical home in Longville: about $263K

In the year to September 2026, typical home values slipped 2.8%.

$263KZillow home value

Typical home value

Longville$263K
Louisiana$214K
−2.8%
value change, 1 year

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Climate

Longville: mild winters and hot summers

July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 40° and snow is almost unheard of.

92°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter42–63°
Spring57–78°
Summer72–91°
Fall58–79°
Nov 25
typical first frost
Mar 2
typical last frost
+0.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
92°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Longville faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Federal aid has come to Longville households in 7 declared disasters; the latest was in 2020. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in nearly two thirds of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 46% come from inland flooding and 16% from hurricanes.

66risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
66High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHurricanesWildfire
7
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Longville is

Among adults in Longville, 20% worry about having enough food. Against the Louisiana average, Longville comes out ahead on 2 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 8. In Longville, 21% of adults smoke cigarettes, and 18% report frequent physical distress. Only 8 of the 162 Louisiana towns we compare have a lower share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Longville.

LongvilleLouisiana townsU.S. towns
Depression (CDC PLACES)31%27%23%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)21%19%14%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)18%16%14%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)21%20%17%
32 measures vs. Louisiana
2 better22 too close to call8 worse
What stands outLongvilleLA
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity13.3%16.8%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off9.9%12.4%
More adults with COPD11.1%8.5%
Beauregard Memorial Hospital
16.4 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

0% of Longville is conserved land

2.7 miles of trail. Longville’s trail density is 0.5 miles per square mile.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 3,756 acres
2.7 mi
of trails · 0.5 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Longville

16pages on Longville
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Longville; the nearest are

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Longville for work

Where Longville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

18% → DeRidder DeRidder 18% 12% → Lake Charles Lake Charles 12% 3% → Lafayette Lafayette 3% 2% → Sulphur Sulphur 2% 2% → Baton Rouge Baton Rouge 2% 2% → New Orleans New Orleans 2% Longville · 0% stay
47jobs based in Longville
0%of working residents work in town
28 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Longville

Longville is a census-designated place in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Longville had a population of 545. Longville has four schools: South Beauregard Lower Elementary, South Beauregard Upper Elementary, South Beauregard Junior High, and South Beauregard High School, which are all on one campus.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
5.9 sq mi
ZIP code
70652

Questions about Longville

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Longville, LA a good place to live?

Longville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

What is Longville, LA known for?

2 notable people were born here, including Dan McCorquodale and Bob McCoy.