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Welcome to Lockport ...

The town of Lockport is located in Lafourche Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lockport, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lockport has a population of 2,415 people<2> (see below for details).

Lockport is near sea level<3>.

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

Area Code for Lockport: 985

The ZIP code for Lockport: 70374<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lockport had an population of 2,415 people. This is a decrease of 6.32% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.96% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lockport had a population of 2,578 people. This makes Lockport the parish's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Lockport represents 0.06% of the total population of Louisiana (which has 4,533,372 people), making it the state's 103rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,578 people, the population of Lockport decreased 1.75% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,624 people).

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

Communities Also Named Lockport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Lockport - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan (2), New York, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (6) and Tennessee.

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

Websites for Lockport ...

Official Website: www.townoflockport.com/

Communities near Lockport ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lockport ...

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

Adding Lockport to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lockport 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 (so far) for Lockport was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lockport post office opened in 1877.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lockport.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Lafourche, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Lockport.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lockport - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Lockport). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lockport or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/