Jeanerette, Louisiana
Jeanerette, Louisiana | |
|---|---|
| City of Jeanerette | |
St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, Jeanerette | |
| Nickname: Sugar City | |
| Anthem: Markae' DEQ | |
Location of Jeanerette in Iberia Parish, Louisiana. | |
Location of Louisiana in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 29°54′57″N 91°40′33″W / 29.91583°N 91.67583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Iberia |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.36 sq mi (6.12 km2) |
| • Land | 2.31 sq mi (5.98 km2) |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2) |
| Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,813 |
| • Density | 2,085.36/sq mi (805.09/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 70544 |
| Area code | 337 |
| FIPS code | 22-38075 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2404794 |
| Website | www |
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Jeanerette (/ˈdʒɪnˌrɛt/) is a city in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, United States. Known as "Sugar City", it had a population of 5,530 at the 2010 census, a decrease of 467 from the 2000 tabulation of 5,997. It is two-thirds African American, many of them Creoles of color. Jeanerette is the part of the Lafayette metropolitan statistical area; its parish is also one of the 22 included in the Acadiana region, which has had a high proportion of francophones.