Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 4 min6:05 am – 8:09 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 14 min6:57 am – 5:11 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 90°F, lows 74°FColdest month January: highs 63°F, lows 44°F65 in of rain a year, on about 82 dayswettest month JulySnow is rare50 days above 90°F, 10 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Franklin 3 Nw station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksPalmetto Trailtrailhead · 1.4 miGarden City Levee Foot Trailtrailhead · 1.8 miSouth Louisiana Community College Franklin Campuscollege · 3.2 miYellow Bayoulake · 5.1 miSixmile Lakelake · 5.1 miGray Horse Isleisland · 5.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBayou Teche National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · within reach · 11,796 acresBroussard-Harris Parkpark · 2.9 miCaffery Parkpark · 3.9 miAttakapas Island Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.9 mi · 29,543 acresLake Fausse Pointe State Parkstate park · 18.2 mi · 4,165 acresCypremort Point State Park-wlf Field Offstate park · 23.1 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 ModerateSt. Mary Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Relatively HighCoastal flooding Relatively HighDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality92% of days had good air in 2025332 of 360 days measured28 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 77main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: St. Martin County, LA, 26 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Morgan City Water Systemserves 12,703 people from surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2024: surface water treatment, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation8 ft2 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFranklin Foundation Hospital4.3 miPost officeCenterville Post Office2.2 miTown hallFranklin City Hall3.2 miPoliceSaint Mary Parish Sheriff's Office1.8 miFire stationCenterville Volunteer Fire Department2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSouth Louisiana Community College Franklin Campus3.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLafayette Regional Airport LFT44 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY74 miUS highwayUS 90under a mileAmtrakNew Iberia, LA NIB27 miCoachMorgan City Municipal AuditoriumGreyhound17 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 70540 ZIP area.
