Castor is a village in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 209 at the 2000 United States Census. It was established in 1900. The name'Castor'refers to the genus Castoridae beaver.

Castor's Zip Code is 71016 Castor, Louisiana (LA) Detailed Profile - relocation, real estate, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, news, sex offenders] and its telephone numbers start with 544. These numbers are also used by people who live in communities around Castor. These communities include Alberta, Roy, Louisiana, New Ramah, and New Hope; although not all the communities are recognized as townships, they are shown on Bienville...

Castor is a village in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 209 at the 2000 United States Census. It was established in 1900. The name'Castor'refers to the genus Castoridae beaver.

Castor's Zip Code is 71016 Castor, Louisiana (LA) Detailed Profile - relocation, real estate, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, news, sex offenders] and its telephone numbers start with 544. These numbers are also used by people who live in communities around Castor. These communities include Alberta, Roy, Louisiana, New Ramah, and New Hope; although not all the communities are recognized as townships, they are shown on Bienville Parish maps. People living around Castor but not with-in the City limits often refer to themselves as from Castor, and file information as being from Castor. The Castor Zip Code which bumps against Jamestown, Louisiana, Kepler Lake, and Ashland, Louisiana is a more accurate representation of Castor's actual self-proclaimed population. 71016 Zip Code (Castor, Louisiana) Detailed Profile - residents and real estate info]

History
During the American Civil War, Castor supplied salt for the Confederate States of America. A salt works was operated west of Castor by Alfred P. King.

The Louisiana rails to trails project, which extends from Sibley, Louisiana to Winnfield, Louisiana, deconstructed the once Kansas City Southern Railway track to make a recreational nature trail that, on completion, would run through the center of Castor

On April 23, 2000, Castor was struck by a tornado with a ??-mile-wide path in the late evening, which caused massive damage. There were no injuries, but the infrastructure damage caused by the tornado and the ensuing heavy rains caused many business and public buildings to close for an extended period.