Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 13 min6:07 am – 8:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 5 min7:07 am – 5:13 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 96°F, lows 75°FColdest month January: highs 60°F, lows 39°F56 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month MarchSnow is rare98 days above 90°F, 29 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Natchitoches station, 11 mi away
Parks and public landsKisatchie National Forestnational forest · within reach · 607,483 acresCane River Creole National Historical Parkhistoric site · 6.1 mi · 63 acresRed River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 11.1 mi · 15,107 acresFort St Jean Baptist State Historic Sitestate historic site · 9.8 miLos Adaes State Historic Sitestate historic site · 13.8 miBayou Beouf Purchase Unitnational forest · 37.8 mi · 995 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.9 on 5 Mar 202637 mi away, 2026 Red River Parish, LouisianaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 21 Aug 202633 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowNatchitoches Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind 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, nearest monitors: Rapides County, LA, 43 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Natchitoches Water Systemserves 27,693 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation90 ft27 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNatchitoches Regional Medical Center9.9 miPost officeFlora Post Officeunder a mileTown hallNatchez Town Hall5.0 miFire stationTexas Forest Service Woodville5.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeNorthwestern State University of Louisiana9.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAlexandria International Airport AEX38 miInterstateI-494.8 miUS highwayUS 8411 miCoachNatchitoches (Bayou Soul)Greyhound11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71428 ZIP area.
