Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 10 min6:03 am – 8:14 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 8 min7:01 am – 5:09 pm
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People134 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.272 households86% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $199 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages29% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher69% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 91°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 57°F, lows 37°F60 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare87 days above 90°F, 27 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jonesville Locks station, 26 mi away
Parks and public landsGrassy Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · under a mile · 13,220 acresThree Rivers Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.7 mi · 30,086 acresPomme De Terre Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.0 mi · 6,484 acresLake Ophelia National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 6.0 mi · 17,251 acresRed River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.3 mi · 45,140 acresSpring Bayou Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.6 mi · 12,794 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowAvoyelles Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025342 of 365 days measured23 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Pointe Coupee County, LA, 30 mi away
Internet at home58% of households have a broadband subscription44% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone42% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterAvoyelles Parish Waterworks District 1serves 3,900 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation37 ft11 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAvoyelles Hospital16.9 miPost officeBordelonville Post Office7.6 miTown hallSimmesport Town Hall9.1 miPoliceSimmesport Police Department9.1 miFire stationBordelonville Volunteer Fire Department7.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAlexandria International Airport AEX48 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY119 miInterstateI-4931 miUS highwayUS 7126 miAmtrakLafayette, LA LFT63 miCoachWoodvilleDelta Bus Lines Inc.28 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71320 ZIP area.
