Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 9 min6:05 am – 8:14 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 9 min7:02 am – 5:10 pm
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People381 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 54.8170 householdsMedian household income $23,611Median home value $162,500Median rent $403 a month84% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $446 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages9% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher73% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 92%, French or Haitian Creole 6%, Russian or other Slavic 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, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksBig Buttonwood Lakelake · 2.3 miCentral Louisiana Technical Community College Ward H Nash Avoyelles Campuscollege · 4.9 miBoggy Lakelake · 4.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSarah Ann Williams Memorial Parkpark · 4.8 miAcadiana Conservation Corridorstate conservation land · 8.5 mi · 2,145 acresGrand Cote National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 12.5 mi · 5,927 acresChicot State Park District IIstate park · 12.7 mi · 6,315 acresSpring Bayou Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.7 mi · 12,794 acresMarksville State Historic Sitestate historic site · 14.8 miSource: 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, 31 mi away
Internet at home72% of households have a broadband subscription35% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone27% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterVillage of Evergreen Water Systemserves 2,205 people from ground waterNo health-based violations 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 Hospital6.9 miPost officeEvergreen Post Office3.6 miTown hallEvergreen Town Hall3.8 miPoliceCottonport Police Department5.3 miFire stationEvergreen Volunteer Fire Department3.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCentral Louisiana Technical Community College Ward H Nash Avoyelles Campus4.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAlexandria International Airport AEX40 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY125 miInterstateI-499.3 miUS highwayUS 714.5 miAmtrakLafayette, LA LFT47 miCoachOpelousas TexacoGreyhound23 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71333 ZIP area.