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Welcome to Plain Dealing ...

The town of Plain Dealing is located in Bossier Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Plain Dealing, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Plain Dealing has a population of 946 people<2> (see below for details).

Plain Dealing is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Plain Dealing: 318 & 457<4>

The ZIP code for Plain Dealing: 71064<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Plain Dealing had an population of 946 people. This is a decrease of 6.8% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.67% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Plain Dealing had a population of 1,015 people. This makes Plain Dealing the parish's 4th most populous community.

The population of Plain Dealing represents 0.02% of the population of Louisiana (which has 4,533,372 people), making it the state's 169th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,015 people, the population of Plain Dealing decreased 5.23% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,071 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Plain Dealing.

Communities near Plain Dealing ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plain Dealing ...

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

Adding Plain Dealing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Plain Dealing 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 Plain Dealing was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Plain Dealing post office opened in 1888.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Plain Dealing.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Bossier, 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 Plain Dealing.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Plain Dealing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Plain Dealing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Plain Dealing area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 Plain Dealing). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Plain Dealing or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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/