Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 16 min6:00 am – 8:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 3 min7:03 am – 5:06 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 95°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 58°F, lows 36°F58 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month AprilSnow is rare111 days above 90°F, 41 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Winnsboro 2 Se station, 1 mi away; rain from Winnsboro 5 Sse
Nearby landmarksBeeler Lakelake · 7.6 miRedfield Lakelake · 7.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFarm Service Agency Interest Of Lanational wildlife refuge · 2.8 mi · 3,298 acresDavis Parkpark · under a mileMerrells Street Parkpark · 2.5 miBig Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.7 mi · 19,598 acresTensas River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 14.3 mi · 77,852 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowFranklin Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateStrong wind Relatively ModerateSource: 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, 36 mi away
Drinking waterNorth Franklin Water Worksserves 7,989 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Nov 2023: groundwater treatment, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation75 ft23 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFranklin Medical Center1.7 miPost officeWinnsboro Post Office2.3 miPoliceFranklin Parish Sheriff's Office2.3 miFire stationWinnsboro Fire Department2.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 otherSchoolFranklin Academy School1.5 miSchoolHorace G White Senior Learning Center School1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMonroe Regional Airport MLU33 miInterstateI-2022 miUS highwayUS 4251.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71324 ZIP area.
