Prairieville, Louisiana

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Prairieville, Louisiana
Census-designated place
Prairieville, Louisiana Location of Prairieville in Louisiana
Coordinates: 30°18′11″N 90°58′19″W / 30.30306°N 90.97194°W / 30.30306; -90.97194
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Ascension
Area [1]
• Total	22.08 sq mi (57.18 km2)
• Land	22.00 sq mi (56.97 km2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2)
Elevation	23 ft (7 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	33,197
• Density	1,509.09/sq mi (582.67/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	70769
Area code	225
FIPS code	22-62385

Prairieville is a census-designated place in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is south of Baton Rouge and north of Gonzales.

Prairieville is an expanding bedroom suburb of Baton Rouge. Its name is derived from the once plentiful pastures and prairies that were visible from Highway 73 (Jefferson Hwy.) and Airline Highway, which is now covered with development. Prairieville started off as a quiet community with few people.

In recent decades, Prairieville has benefited from migration out of Baton Rouge, with new residents particularly drawn to the area by its high-performing public schools and low crime rate. Prairieville had a 2020 census population of 33,197 inhabitants.^[2] If it was incorporated it would be the largest city in Ascension Parish. Prairieville is in one of the fastest-growing areas in Louisiana. Prairieville's population is bigger than the parish's two largest incorporated cities, Donaldsonville (6,695) and Gonzales (12,231) combined.