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Welcome to Plattenville ...

Plattenville is located in Assumption Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Plattenville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Plattenville is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Plattenville: 985

The ZIP code for Plattenville: 70393<3>

Communities near Plattenville ...

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

  • Thibodaux
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Gonzales
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Donaldsonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Saint Gabriel
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Lutcher
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Lutcher is located in Saint James Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutcher
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,127 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lutcher <4>
  • Sorrento
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • White Castle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Napoleonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Belle Alliance
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Belle Alliance is located in Assumption Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Alliance
  • Belle Rose
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plattenville ...

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

Adding Plattenville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Plattenville 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 Plattenville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Plattenville post office opened in 1886.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Plattenville.

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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Plattenville - 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 Plattenville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Plattenville 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>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/