The most populous cities in area code 225 are: Baton Rouge, Gonzales, Denham Springs, Plaquemine, and Donaldsonville.
Other cities in the 225 area code include: New Roads, Saint Francisville, Zachary, Geismar, Lutcher, Clinton, Saint Gabriel, Albany, Springfield, Vacherie, Livingston, White Castle, Convent, Lettsworth, Rougon, Jackson, Prairieville, Wilson, Morganza, Sorrento, Fluker, Livonia, French Settlement, Maurepas, Brusly, Independence, Paulina, Rosedale, Maringouin, and Batchelor.
Baton Rouge) is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana and its second-largest city. It forms the parish seat of East Baton Rouge Parish and is located on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River.As the "Capital City", Baton Rouge is the political hub for Louisiana, and is the second-largest city in the state after New Orleans, with an estimated population of 228,590 in 2015. The metropolitan area surrounding the city, known as Greater Baton Rouge, is also the second-largest in Louisiana, with a population of 830,480 people as of 2015. The urban area has around 594,309 inhabitants.Baton Rouge is a major industrial, petrochemical, medical, research, motion picture, and growing technology center of the American South. The Port of Greater Baton Rouge is the tenth largest in the United States in terms of tonnage shipped, and is the farthest upstream Mississippi River port capable of handling Panamax ships. The Baton Rouge area owes its historical importance to its strategic site upon the Istrouma Bluff, the first natural bluff upriver from the Mississippi River Delta. This allowed development of a business quarter safe from seasonal flooding. In addition, the city built a levee system stretching from the bluff southward to protect the riverfront and low-lying agricultural areas. The city is a culturally rich center, with settlement by immigrants from numerous European nations and African peoples. It was ruled by seven different governments: French, British, and Spanish in the colonial era, West Floridian, United States territory and state, Confederate, and United States again.
Police Chief Sherman Jackson (both elected 2012)Gonzales is a small city in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 9,781. Known as the " Jambalaya Capital of the World", it is famous for its annual Jambalaya Festival, which was first held in 1968. Stephen "Steve" F. Juneau came up with the idea for the Jambalaya Festival and served as the first president of the Jambalaya Festival Association President.
Denham Springs is a city in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. The 2010 census placed the population at 10,215. The city is the largest area of commercial and residential development in Livingston Parish. As of the 2010 census, Denham Springs and Walker are the only parish municipalities classified as cities.
The 225 area code lies within the Central Daylight Time Zone (or CDT). The current time in Central Daylight Time is 4:00 AM on Dec 20, 2022.