St. Gabriel, Louisiana

City of St. Gabriel
City
St. Gabriel Police Department
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Iberville
Elevation	23 ft (7.0 m)
Coordinates	30°15′13″N 91°06′05″W / 30.25361°N 91.10139°W / 30.25361; -91.10139Coordinates: 30°15′13″N 91°06′05″W / 30.25361°N 91.10139°W / 30.25361; -91.10139
Area	29.0 sq mi (75.1 km2)
- land	28.7 sq mi (74 km2)
- water	0.2 sq mi (1 km2), 0.69%
Population	5,514 (2000)
Density	191.9/sq mi (74.1/km2)
Incorporated	1994 (town)
- City Designation	2001
Mayor	Lionel Johnson, Jr.
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP Codes	70721, 70776, 70780
Area code	225
Location of St. Gabriel in Louisiana
Location of Louisiana in the United States
Website: http://www.cityofstgabriel.us

St. Gabriel is a city in Iberville Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 6,677 at the 2010 census. The city of St. Gabriel includes the areas of Sunshine and Carville. It is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area.

St. Gabriel was incorporated as a town in 1994 and received city designation in 2001. It is located on the east bank of the Mississippi River, approximately 12 miles south of Baton Rouge. Bayou Manchac serves as the official boundary between St. Gabriel, Ascension Parish, and East Baton Rouge Parish. Over the years, the area has been transformed from a primarily agricultural economy to one that is now dominated by the petrochemical industry.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 29.0 square miles (75.0 km²), of which 28.7 square miles (74.4 km²) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.6 km²) (0.76%) is water.

St. Gabriel sits along the east bank of the Mississippi River, between the boundaries of Ascension Parish and East Baton Rouge Parish.

The city is about 12 miles (19 km) east of Baton Rouge and about 70 miles (110 km) from New Orleans.

The communities of Carville and Sunshine are within the city limits.