Welcome to Jennings ...

The city of Jennings is located in Jefferson Davis Parish<1> and is the Parish Seat for Jefferson Davis Parish.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jennings, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Jennings has a population of 9,801 people<2> (see below for details).

Jennings is near sea level<3>.

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

Jennings lies within the (337) area code.

The ZIP code for Jennings: 70546<4>

Websites for Jennings ...

Official Website: www.cityofjennings.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Jennings had an population of 9,801 people. This is a decrease of 5.61% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.79% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Jennings had a population of 10,383 people (or 32.86% of the total population of Jefferson Davis Parish). This makes Jennings the parish's most populous community.

The population of Jennings represents 0.23% of the population of Louisiana (which has 4,533,372 people), making it the state's 34th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 10,383 people, the population of Jennings decreased 5.49% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 10,986 people).

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

Communities Also Named Jennings ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Jennings: This one is located in Jefferson Davis Parish and the other is located in Calcasieu Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 21 communities that are also named Jennings - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jennings.

Communities near Jennings ...

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

• Crowley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Welsh
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welsh have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh
  • Welsh is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welsh <5>
• Lake Arthur
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
• Basile
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basile have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basile
  • Basile is located in Evangeline Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basile <5>
• Iota
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iota
  • Iota is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,428 people
• Gueydan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gueydan have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gueydan
  • Gueydan is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gueydan <5>
• Elton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
  • Elton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elton <5>
• Estherwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
• Morse
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
• Fenton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
  • Fenton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenton <5>

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 Jennings. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jennings.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jennings. 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 Jennings.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jennings ...

Looking for more information about Jennings? 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 Jennings, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Jennings.

Adding Jennings to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jennings 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 Jennings was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Jennings post office opened in 1880.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jennings.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Jennings: www.cityofjennings.com/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/