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Augusta, Louisiana

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is New Orleans. It is located about 19 miles [30 km] to the north of Augusta and has a population of 484,674 people.<1>

The next largest community is Kenner. It is located about 20 miles [32 km] to the northwest of Augusta and has a population of 70,517 people.

Other large communities in the area:

 Community DirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Covington   N47 mi [75.6 km]9,1557.92% increase
 Golden Meadow   SW32 mi [51.5 km]2,1103.78% decrease
 Gramercy   NW44 mi [70.8 km]3,2546.13% increase
 Gretna   N8 mi [12.87 km]16,3995.88% decrease
 Harahan   NW14 mi [22.53 km]9,3065.86% decrease
 Houma   W43 mi [69.2 km]32,5120.37% increase
 Jean Lafitte   SW6 mi [9.66 km]2,2655.99% increase
 Lockport   W33 mi [53.1 km]2,6350.42% increase
 Lutcher   NW45 mi [72.4 km]3,4647.26% decrease
 Mandeville   N39 mi [62.8 km]12,42118.42% increase
 Ponchatoula   NW50 mi [80.5 km]6,32022.01% increase
 Slidell   N36 mi [57.9 km]27,1835.79% increase
 Thibodaux   W47 mi [75.6 km]14,0522.63% decrease
 Westwego   NW10 mi [16.09 km]10,0986.18% decrease
 Waveland (MS)   NE50 mi [80.5 km]5,24921.35% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance
 Arabi   N10 mi [16.09 km]
 Barataria   SW8 mi [12.87 km]
 Belle Chasse   N4 mi [6.44 km]
 Chalmette   N10 mi [16.09 km]
 Estelle   NW6 mi [9.66 km]
 Harvey   NW7 mi [11.27 km]
 Lafitte   SW10 mi [16.09 km]
 Marrero   NW8 mi [12.87 km]
 Meraux   NE10 mi [16.09 km]
 Mohawk City   NE9 mi [14.48 km]
 Poydras   NE9 mi [14.48 km]
 Terrytown   N7 mi [11.27 km]
 Timberlane   N5 mi [8.05 km]
 Violet   NE9 mi [14.48 km]
 Woodmere   NW5 mi [8.05 km]

Plaquemines Parish

Augusta is located in Plaquemines Parish.

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Plaquemines: Jefferson, Orleans and Saint Bernard.

While not sharing a border with Plaquemines, the parishes of Saint Charles and Lafourche are close to Augusta.

Below are parishes/counties that are near Augusta (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these parishes/counties, we also show the community that is closest to Augusta:

 Parish/CountyDirectionNearest CommunityDistance From
Augusta
 Jefferson Parish   SWCrown Point4 miles [6 km]
 Lafourche Parish   SWClovelly Farms24 miles [38 km]
 Orleans Parish   NPlace De Concorde6 miles [9 km]
 Saint Bernard Parish   NECaernarvon7 miles [11 km]
 Saint Charles Parish   NWAma19 miles [30 km]
 Saint John the Baptist Parish   NWFrenier32 miles [51 km]
 Saint Tammany Parish   NEHowze Beach31 miles [49 km]
 Terrebonne Parish   SWKlondyke38 miles [61 km]
 Hancock County (MS)   NEJackson Landing (MS)38 miles [61 km]



Search for Local Businesses

People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Augusta. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

Lodging     Gas Stations     Banks              
Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).



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Footnotes

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Augusta.

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<2>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Augusta and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<3>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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