Jennings, Louisiana | |
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City of Jennings | |
![]() The front facade of the W. H. Tupper General Merchandise Museum, circa 2008 | |
Motto: "Cradle of Louisiana Oil"[1] | |
![]() Location of Jennings in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana. | |
![]() Location of Louisiana in the United States | |
Coordinates: 30°13′20″N 92°39′25″W / 30.22222°N 92.65694°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parish | Jefferson Davis |
Founded | May 2, 1888 |
Area | |
• Total | 10.58 sq mi (27.40 km2) |
• Land | 10.56 sq mi (27.35 km2) |
• Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
Elevation | 26 ft (8 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9,837 |
• Density | 931.53/sq mi (359.67/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 70546 |
Area code | 337 |
FIPS code | 22-38355 |
Website | City of Jennings, Louisiana |
Jennings is a city in, and the parish seat of, Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, United States,[3] near Lake Charles. The population was 10,383 at the 2010 census, a small decline from the 2000 tabulation.[4]
Jennings is the principal city of the Jennings Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Jefferson Davis Parish. It is also part of the larger Lake Charles-Jennings Combined Statistical Area. It is also part of the large, 22-parish Acadiana region of the state, with a large Francophone population, many descended from early Acadian settlers.