Welcome to Gueydan ...

The town of Gueydan is located in Vermilion Parish<1>.

The location of Gueydan has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Gueydan was established in 1902.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Gueydan has a population of 1,347 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Gueydan is near sea level<4>.

Time Zone: Gueydan lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Gueydan: (337)

The ZIP code for Gueydan: 70542<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Gueydan had an population of 1,347 people. This is a decrease of 3.65% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.71% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Gueydan had a population of 1,398 people. This makes Gueydan the parish's 5th most populous community.

The population of Gueydan represents 0.03% of the population of Louisiana (which has 4,533,372 people), making it the state's 145th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,398 people, the population of Gueydan decreased 12.52% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,598 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Gueydan.

Communities near Gueydan ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gueydan.

• Crowley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
  • Crowley is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,520 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowley <6>
• Jennings
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
  • Jennings is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jennings <6>
• Kaplan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaplan
  • Kaplan is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaplan <6>
• Lake Arthur
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arthur
  • Lake Arthur is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Arthur <6>
• Estherwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estherwood
  • Estherwood is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estherwood <6>
• Morse
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
  • Morse is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morse <6>
• Mermentau
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mermentau have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermentau
  • Mermentau is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mermentau <6>
• Ebenezer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
  • Ebenezer is located in Acadia Parish
• Egan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
  • Egan is located in Acadia Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Egan <6>
• Andrew
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew
  • Andrew is located in Vermilion Parish

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Gueydan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gueydan.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gueydan. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gueydan.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gueydan. See our Newspapers Page for Gueydan.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gueydan ...

Looking for more information about Gueydan? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Gueydan, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Gueydan.

Adding Gueydan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gueydan in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Gueydan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Gueydan post office opened in 1896.

We also found Gueydan mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gueydan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gueydan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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