Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 19 min5:58 am – 8:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 59 min7:04 am – 5:03 pm
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People100 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 19.726 householdsMedian household income $38,83358% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 54°F, lows 36°F59 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month April1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days79 days above 90°F, 34 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lake Providence station, 14 mi away
Nearby landmarksCockspur Lakelake · 3.9 miJohnson Lake (historical)lake · 5.0 miLost Islandisland · 9.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBayou Macon Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.2 mi · 7,080 acresBig Colewa Bayou Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.1 mi · 947 acresOverflow National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 21.4 miHandy Brake National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 22.4 mi · 466 acresChemin A Haut State Parkstate park · 25.4 mi · 871 acresDelta National Forestnational forest · 32.1 mi · 61,472 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 8 Jan 201940 mi away, near Hollandale, MississippiMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 8 Jan 201940 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowWest Carroll Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateIce storm 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, 48 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription23% have cable, fibre or DSL77% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterVillage of Forest Water Systemserves 1,560 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation128 ft39 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWest Carroll Memorial Hospital5.6 miPost officeForest Post Officeunder a mileTown hallForest City Hallunder a milePoliceWest Carroll Parish Sheriff's Office4.9 miFire stationForest Volunteer Fire Department Central Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 highHighForest High Schoolright hereCollegeLouisiana Delta Commumity College Lake Providence Campus13.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMonroe Regional Airport MLU41 miInterstateI-2025 miUS highwayUS 6512 miAmtrakYazoo City, MS YAZ58 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71242 ZIP area.
