Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 16 min6:00 am – 8:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 2 min7:03 am – 5:05 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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, 10 mi away; rain from Winnsboro 5 Sse
Nearby landmarksHollywood Lakelake · 2.0 miHarris Lakelake · 3.0 miFool Riverriver · 7.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBig Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.5 mi · 19,598 acresTensas River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 6.8 mi · 77,852 acresFarm Service Agency Interest Of Lanational wildlife refuge · 8.3 mi · 3,298 acresLandis Memorial Parkpark · 8.9 miDavis Parkpark · 8.9 miDelhi I-20 Rest Areastate recreation area · 14.4 miSource: 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, 37 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 serving the town
Elevation87 ft27 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFranklin Medical Center8.7 miPost officeCrowville Post Officeunder a milePoliceFranklin Parish Sheriff's Office8.7 miFire stationCrowville Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMonroe Regional Airport MLU32 miInterstateI-2015 miUS highwayUS 4258.3 miAmtrakHazlehurst, MS HAZ75 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71230 ZIP area.
