{"id":4348,"date":"2023-06-21T21:31:44","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T21:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=4348"},"modified":"2026-07-31T19:16:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T19:16:54","slug":"lincoln-parish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/lincoln-parish\/","title":{"rendered":"Lincoln Parish, Louisiana"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lincoln Parish is a parish in Louisiana, United States, about 35 miles west of Monroe along Interstate 20. It had a population of 48,396 at the 2020 census, an estimated 48,174 by 2024, and covers 472 square miles (1,220 km2) centred near 32\u00b036\u2032N 92\u00b040\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Ruston is the parish seat; its postal code is 71270. The parish holds 2 cities, 2 towns and 3 villages, plus a handful of unincorporated communities, and it runs on Central Time. Its FIPS code is 22061.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Lincoln Parish<\/h2>\n

Lincoln Parish has 13 named places: 7 incorporated municipalities and 6 unincorporated communities. Louisiana parishes use police juries and wards rather than civil townships, so there is no Township column here.<\/p>\n

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Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Ruston<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n22,166<\/td>\n71270<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grambling<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n5,239<\/td>\n71245<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Choudrant<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n989<\/td>\n71227<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dubach<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n908<\/td>\n71235<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Simsboro<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n803<\/td>\n71275<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vienna<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n483<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Downsville<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n120<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Corinth<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hico<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hilly<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mount Zion<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pleasant Hill<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Unionville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Vienna was Lincoln Parish’s first seat, from the parish’s 1873 creation until an 1884 parish-wide vote moved government to the new railroad town of Ruston. Grambling grew up around Grambling State University rather than the other way round; its city limits and the campus are effectively one place, distinct from the unincorporated pocket some older lists label “Grambling Corners.”<\/p>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n