New Iberia
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seat of Iberia Parish, Louisiana, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Louisiana
- Parish
- Iberia
- Founded by
- Don Francisco Bouligny
- Named after
- Iberia
- Total
- 11.25 sq mi (29.15 km )
- Land
- 11.14 sq mi (28.85 km )
- Water
- 0.11 sq mi (0.29 km )
- Elevation
- 16 ft (4.9 m)
- Density
- 2,563.2/sq mi (989.64/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 ( CDT )
- Zip codes
- 70560, 70562-70563
- Fips code
- 22-54035
- Website
- www .cityofnewiberia .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- county seat
- Named after
- Iberian Peninsula
- Official name
- La Nouvelle-Ibérie
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Iberia Parish
- Population
- 28555
- Area
- 0.292522
- Elevation
- 6
- Time zone
- Central Time Zone
- Body of water
- Bayou Teche
- Capital of
- Iberia Parish
- Founded by
- Francisco Bouligny
- Official website
- www.cityofnewiberia.com
- Image
- New Iberia, Louisiana Feb 2019 BPOE.jpg
- Households
- 11285
- Dialing code
- 337
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- inception
- 1779-00-00
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
- twinned administrative body
- Saint-Jean-d'Angély
- Commons category
- New Iberia, Louisiana
- topic's main category
- Category:New Iberia, Louisiana
- category of associated people
- Category:People from New Iberia, Louisiana
- P8168
- Arimaa
- water as percent of area
- 1.0074
- postal code
- 70563
- per capita income
- 25738
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Encyclopedic overview
New Iberia (French: La Nouvelle-Ibérie; Spanish: Nueva Iberia; Louisiana Creole: Nouvèl Ibéri) is the largest city in and the parish seat of Iberia Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The city of New Iberia is located approximately 21 miles (34 kilometers) southeast of Lafayette, and forms part of the Lafayette metropolitan statistical area in the region of Acadiana. The 2020 United States census tabulated a population of 28,555. New Iberia is served by Amtrak’s Sunset Limited, operating between Los Angeles and New Orleans. New Iberia has a major four lane highway, being U.S. 90 (future Interstate 49), and has its own general aviation airfield, Acadiana Regional Airport. Scheduled passenger and cargo airline service is available via the nearby Lafayette Regional Airport located adjacent to U.S. 90 in Lafayette.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “New Iberia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.