Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 9 min6:06 am – 8:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 9 min7:02 am – 5:11 pm
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People5,356 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.82,317 householdsMedian household income $27,030Median home value $97,500Median rent $811 a month54% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $255 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting7.8% unemployment rate47% of adults are in the labour force, 1,801 employedMain industries: education and health care 36%, farming, forestry and mining 17%, manufacturing 10%Average commute 32 minutes77% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 9% walk or cycle, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages9% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher76% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, Spanish 4%, French or Haitian Creole 3%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 93°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 60°F, lows 39°F62 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare91 days above 90°F, 20 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bunkie station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksLake Wilsonlake · 4.9 miBlack Lakelake · 5.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsAcadiana Conservation Corridorstate conservation land · 1.8 mi · 2,145 acresChicot State Park District IIstate park · 6.1 mi · 6,315 acresLake Ophelia National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 13.7 mi · 731 acresGrand Cote National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 14.6 mi · 5,927 acresBayou Beouf Purchase Unitnational forest · 35.3 mi · 995 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, 36 mi away
Internet at home76% of households have a broadband subscription44% have cable, fibre or DSL19% rely on a mobile data plan alone23% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Bunkie Water Systemserves 5,169 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation43 ft13 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBunkie General Hospital5.7 miPost officeSaint Landry Post Office4.9 miTown hallBunkie Town Hall5.8 miPoliceBunkie Police Department6.0 miFire stationBunkie Fire Department5.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCentral Louisiana Technical Community College Ward H Nash Avoyelles Campus10.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAlexandria International Airport AEX38 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY129 miInterstateI-493.5 miUS highwayUS 714.7 miAmtrakLafayette, LA LFT46 miCoachOpelousas TexacoGreyhound21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71322 ZIP area.
