Cameron, Louisiana

Cameron, Louisiana
Cameron, Louisiana
Location of Cameron in Louisiana
Cameron, Louisiana
Cameron, Louisiana (the United States)
Coordinates: 29°47′11″N 93°16′05″W / 29.78639°N 93.26806°W / 29.78639; -93.26806
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishCameron
Area
 • Total
12.60 sq mi (32.64 km2)
 • Land11.43 sq mi (29.60 km2)
 • Water1.17 sq mi (3.04 km2)
Elevation
3 ft (0.91 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
315
 • Density27.6/sq mi (10.64/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip code
70631
Area code337
FIPS code22-12000
GNIS feature ID2402743

Cameron is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the parish seat of Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the Lake Charles Metropolitan Statistical Area. After sustaining extreme damage from Hurricane Rita in 2005 and Hurricane Ike in 2008, as of the 2020 census Cameron had a population of 315.