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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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thibodaux have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thibodaux
    • Thibodaux is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,411 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thibodaux <5>
  • Gonzales
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gonzales have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzales
    • Gonzales is located in Ascension Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,245 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gonzales <5>
  • Donaldsonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donaldsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldsonville
    • Donaldsonville is located in Ascension Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,638 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donaldsonville <5>
  • Saint Gabriel
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Lutcher
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutcher
    • Lutcher is located in Saint James Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,127 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lutcher <5>
  • Sorrento
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sorrento have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrento
    • Sorrento is located in Ascension Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,719 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sorrento <5>
  • White Castle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Castle
    • White Castle is located in Iberville Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Castle <5>
  • Napoleonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Belle Alliance
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belle Alliance. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Alliance
    • Belle Alliance is located in Assumption Parish
  • 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 for Plattenville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Plattenville post office opened in 1886.

We also found Plattenville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Plattenville.

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

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

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>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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