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Welcome to Lydia ...

Lydia is located in Iberia Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lydia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Lydia is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Lydia: 337

The ZIP code for Lydia: 70569<3>

Communities Also Named Lydia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Lydia - they are located in Alabama, Kansas (2), Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Lydia ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lydia ...

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

Adding Lydia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lydia 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 Lydia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lydia post office opened in 1898.

We also found Lydia on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lydia.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Iberia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lydia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 community (such as Lydia). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lydia or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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