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

Lydia lies within the (337) area code.

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.

• New Iberia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Iberia
  • New Iberia is located in Iberia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Iberia <4>
• Youngsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
  • Youngsville is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngsville <4>
• Broussard
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broussard
  • Broussard is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broussard <4>
• Franklin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Saint Martinville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martinville
  • Saint Martinville is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Martinville <4>
• Jeanerette
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeanerette
  • Jeanerette is located in Iberia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeanerette <4>
• Baldwin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Baldwin is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin <4>
• Erath
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erath
  • Erath is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,030 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erath <4>
• Delcambre
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delcambre have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delcambre
  • Delcambre is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delcambre <4>
• Loreauville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loreauville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loreauville
  • Loreauville is located in Iberia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loreauville <4>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lydia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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