PlainZIP

Sunset, LA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Sunset, LA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 7,358. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet SUNSET-LA · Sunset, LA 1 ZIPs · 7,358 pop · #16702/25278 · St. Landry Parish

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $62,281
  • RANK-LOWER #16702/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Washington
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 81% owners
  • POP-TOWN 7,358
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $193,800

Nearest income peer: Washington, LA ( $12,631 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Sunset

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Sunset on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Sunset, LA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

34th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
7,358
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$62,281
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $62,281 and poverty 14.1% concentrate in 70584.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Sunset as a pure owner town.

Within Louisiana, Cut Off is the closest lower-income city and Harvey the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Sunset.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 70584, is all of Sunset

There is no split to weigh here: 70584 holds every one of Sunset's 7,358 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Sunset

Citywide ZBP: 92 establishments, 601 employees , annual payroll $26,349k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 70584 (92 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (17) · also Construction · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Sunset, LA

These ZIP codes sit in St. Landry Parish, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Sunset. See the St. Landry Parish roll-up →

No other city sharing St. Landry Parish reports a higher average ZIP median income than Sunset. Opelousas, Eunice and Arnaudville sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Melville marks the far end of that range at $37,405, 40% below Sunset.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
70584 7,358 $62,281 92 80
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Sunset roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Sunset, .