Welcome to Welsh ...

The town of Welsh is located in Jefferson Davis Parish<1>.

The location of Welsh has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Welsh, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Welsh has a population of 3,216 people<3> (see below for details).

Welsh is near sea level<4>.

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

The area code for Welsh: (337)

The ZIP code for Welsh: 70591<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Welsh had an population of 3,216 people. This is a decrease of 0.31% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.85% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Welsh had a population of 3,226 people (or 10.2% of the total population of Jefferson Davis Parish). This makes Welsh the parish's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Welsh represents 0.07% of the total population of Louisiana (which has 4,533,372 people), making it the state's 92nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,226 people, the population of Welsh decreased 4.56% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,380 people).

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

Communities Also Named Welsh ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Welsh: This one is located in Jefferson Davis Parish and the other is located in Calcasieu Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 9 communities that are also named Welsh - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Ohio, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Welsh ...

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

• Jennings
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
  • Jennings is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jennings <6>
• Iowa
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa
  • Iowa is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
• Lake Arthur
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arthur
  • Lake Arthur is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Arthur <6>
• Kinder
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
  • Kinder is located in Allen Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinder <6>
• Elton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
  • Elton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elton <6>
• Mermentau
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mermentau have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermentau
  • Mermentau is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mermentau <6>
• Fenton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
  • Fenton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenton <6>
• Lacassine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacassine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacassine
  • Lacassine is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacassine <6>
• Hayes
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
  • Hayes is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayes <6>
• Bell City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
  • Bell City is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bell City <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Welsh ...

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

Adding Welsh to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Welsh post office opened in 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Welsh.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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