Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 19 min5:58 am – 8:18 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 59 min7:05 am – 5:04 pm
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People298 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.8156 householdsMedian household income $22,308Median rent $663 a month40% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $199 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate44% of adults are in the labour force, 117 employedMain industries: retail 34%, education and health care 21%, farming, forestry and mining 20%Average commute 28 minutes92% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages7% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher67% finished high school, 1% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 54°F, lows 34°F58 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month AprilSnow is rare80 days above 90°F, 53 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bastrop station, 18 mi away
Nearby landmarksHorseshoe Lakelake · 5.3 miCrane Lakelake · 6.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHandy Brake National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 7.9 mi · 466 acresOverflow National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 8.0 miChemin A Haut State Parkstate park · 8.8 mi · 871 acresBayou Bartholomewstate conservation land · 9.5 mi · 870 acresBig Colewa Bayou Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.3 mi · 947 acresUpper Ouachita National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 17.9 mi · 54,556 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 8 Jan 201948 mi away, near Hollandale, MississippiMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 8 Jan 201948 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMorehouse Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality62% of days had good air in 2025227 of 365 days measured138 moderate daysMedian index 45, worst day 80main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Ouachita County, LA, 39 mi away
Internet at home78% of households have a broadband subscription53% have cable, fibre or DSL18% rely on a mobile data plan alone17% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterJones Mcginty Water Systemserves 696 people from ground water25 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level21 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation105 ft32 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMorehouse General Hospital16.0 miPost officeBonita Post Office2.0 miTown hallBonita Town Hall2.1 miPoliceBonita Police Department2.1 miFire station10th Ward Fire District 1 Bonita Volunteer Fire Department2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMonroe Regional Airport MLU34 miInterstateI-2030 miUS highwayUS 1651.8 miAmtrakYazoo City, MS YAZ73 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71223 ZIP area.
