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Welcome to Castor Plunge ...

Castor Plunge is located in Rapides Parish<1>.

Castor Plunge is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Castor Plunge: 318 & 457<3>

Communities near Castor Plunge ...

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

  • Alexandria
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pineville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ball
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Ball is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ball <4>
  • Glenmora
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Lecompte
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodworth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Boyce
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Forest Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Creola
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Creola is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Creola has also been known as:
    • Creola village
  • McNary
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • McNary is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Castor Plunge ...

Looking for more information about Castor Plunge? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Castor Plunge, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Castor Plunge.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Rapides, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Castor Plunge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Castor Plunge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Castor Plunge area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.