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Welcome to Woodworth ...

The town of Woodworth is located in Rapides Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Woodworth, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Woodworth has a population of 1,153 people<2> (see below for details).

Woodworth is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Woodworth: 318 & 457<4>

The ZIP code for Woodworth: 71485<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Woodworth had an population of 1,153 people. This is an increase of 5.2% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.76% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Woodworth had a population of 1,096 people. This makes Woodworth the parish's 6th most populous community.

The population of Woodworth represents 0.02% of the population of Louisiana (which has 4,533,372 people), making it the state's 162nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,096 people, the population of Woodworth increased 1.48% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,080 people).

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

Communities Also Named Woodworth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Woodworth - they are located in California, Illinois, Manitoba, Montana (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Woodworth ...

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

  • Alexandria
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Pineville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Ball
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Ball is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ball <6>
  • Glenmora
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Lecompte
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Boyce
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cheneyville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Turkey Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Creola
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Creola is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Creola has also been known as:
    • Creola village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woodworth ...

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

Adding Woodworth to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Woodworth post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woodworth.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Rapides, 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 Woodworth.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Woodworth - 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 Woodworth area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Woodworth 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 Woodworth). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Woodworth 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/