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New Iberia, Louisiana
New Iberia | |
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| City of New Iberia | |
 Downtown | |
  New Iberia Location in Louisiana  New Iberia New Iberia (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 30°0′13″N 91°49′6″W / 30.00361°N 91.81833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Iberia |
| Settled | 1779 |
| Laid out | 1835[1] |
| Incorporated (city) | 1839 |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.25 sq mi (29.15 km2) |
| • Land | 11.14 sq mi (28.85 km2) |
| • Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.29 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 28,555 |
| • Density | 2,563.06/sq mi (989.64/km2) |
| ZIP codes | 70560, 70562-70563 |
| FIPS code | 22-54035 |
| Website | www |
New Iberia (French: La Nouvelle-Ibérie;[a] Spanish: Nueva Iberia[b]) is the largest city in and parish seat of Iberia Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana.[3] 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.[4] 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.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 501.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "QuickFacts: New Iberia city, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
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