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Welcome to Upco ...

Upco is located in Union Parish<1>.

Upco is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Upco: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Upco ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Upco - it's located in Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Upco.

Communities near Upco ...

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

  • Monroe
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,998 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <4>
  • West Monroe
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
  • Bastrop
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Farmerville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Sterlington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Marion
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mer Rouge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Huttig
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Huttig is located in Union County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttig
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
  • Collinston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Downsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Upco ...

Looking for more information about Upco? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Upco, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Upco.

Adding Upco to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Upco 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 Upco was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Upco.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Upco - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Upco area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Upco area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.