Local servicesHospitalBunkie General Hospital10.4 miPost officeCheneyville Post Office2.8 miTown hallBunkie Town Hall10.0 miPoliceLecompte Police Department6.1 miFire stationRapides Parish Fire District 123.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeLouisiana State University of Alexandria12.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAlexandria International Airport AEX25 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY142 miInterstateI-492.6 miUS highwayUS 1672.3 miAmtrakLafayette, LA LFT58 miCoachBoyce River RdGreyhound28 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71325 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71325 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 10 min6:06 am – 8:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 8 min7:03 am – 5:11 pm
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People1,273 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 48.3514 householdsMedian household income $48,056Median home value $161,900Median rent $599 a month72% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $199 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting10.9% unemployment rate54% of adults are in the labour force, 522 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, hospitality, food and recreation 17%, farming, forestry and mining 13%Average commute 26 minutes68% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 24% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages16% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher84% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, Spanish 4%3% speak English less than very wellSource: 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, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksBird Pond (historical)lake · under a mileCocodrie Lakelake · 2.9 miIsland Gap Islandisland · 4.4 miPeterson Islandisland · 4.5 miNeals Baybay · 6.7 miBennett Baybay · 7.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLake Ophelia National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 1.5 mi · 731 acresAlexander State Forest Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.1 mi · 8,532 acresGrand Cote National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 11.2 mi · 5,927 acresElbow Slough Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.5 mi · 173 acresChicot State Park District IIstate park · 13.7 mi · 6,315 acresAcadiana Conservation Corridorstate conservation land · 12.6 mi · 2,145 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 ModerateRapides Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighDrought Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 202587 of 118 days measured31 moderate daysMedian index 37, worst day 67main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Rapides County monitors, LA
Internet at home74% of households have a broadband subscription47% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone27% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterVillage of Cheneyville Water Systemserves 1,531 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation60 ft18 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
