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Welcome to Napoleonville ...

The village of Napoleonville is located in Assumption Parish<1> and is the Parish Seat for Assumption Parish.

Napoleonville was established in 1807.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Napoleonville has a population of 587 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Napoleonville is near sea level<3>.

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

Area Code for Napoleonville: 985

The ZIP code for Napoleonville: 70390<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Napoleonville had an population of 587 people. This is a decrease of 11.06% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.43% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Napoleonville had a population of 660 people. This makes Napoleonville the parish's most populous community.

The population of Napoleonville represents 0.01% of the population of Louisiana (which has 4,533,372 people), making it the state's 209th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 660 people, the population of Napoleonville decreased 3.79% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 686 people).

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

Communities near Napoleonville ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Napoleonville. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Napoleonville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Napoleonville ...

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

Adding Napoleonville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Napoleonville post office opened in 1879.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Napoleonville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Assumption, 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 Napoleonville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Napoleonville - 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 village (such as Napoleonville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Napoleonville 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/