Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 10 min6:05 am – 8:14 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 8 min7:02 am – 5:10 pm
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People5,941 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 34.81,603 householdsMedian household income $31,953Median home value $95,800Median rent $734 a month67% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $309 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting13.4% unemployment rate44% of adults are in the labour force, 1,779 employedMain industries: education and health care 26%, hospitality, food and recreation 18%, construction 12%Average commute 35 minutes90% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 2% walk or cycleSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages6% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher66% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, French or Haitian Creole 2%, Spanish 2%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, 9 mi away
Parks and public landsSarah Ann Williams Memorial Parkpark · 1.1 miSpring Bayou Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.6 mi · 12,794 acresGrand Cote National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 9.3 mi · 5,927 acresMarksville State Historic Sitestate historic site · 10.1 miPomme De Terre Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.8 mi · 6,484 acresAcadiana Conservation Corridorstate conservation land · 12.9 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 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, 32 mi away
Internet at home79% of households have a broadband subscription52% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone20% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Cottonport Water Systemserves 3,120 people from ground water3 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation48 ft15 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBunkie General Hospital8.5 miPost officeCottonport Post Office1.2 miTown hallCottonport Town Hall1.2 miPoliceCottonport Police Department1.2 miFire stationCottonport Volunteer Fire and Rescue1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 2 otherSchoolRaymond Laborde Correctional Center Schoolunder a mileElementaryCottonport Elementary School1.1 miSchoolSaint Mary's Assumption School1.4 miCollegeCentral Louisiana Technical Community College Ward H Nash Avoyelles Campus1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAlexandria International Airport AEX39 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY125 miInterstateI-4913 miUS highwayUS 719.0 miAmtrakLafayette, LA LFT52 miCoachOpelousas TexacoGreyhound27 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71327 ZIP area.
