Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 11 min6:07 am – 8:18 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 7 min7:05 am – 5:12 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 94°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 60°F, lows 39°F55 in of rain a year, on about 69 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare104 days above 90°F, 27 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Alexandria Intl Ap station, 9 mi away; snow from Boyce 7 Sw
Parks and public landsBayou Beouf Purchase Unitnational forest · 5.1 mi · 995 acresKisatchie National Forestnational forest · 6.3 mi · 607,483 acresKent House State Historic Sitestate historic site · 11.8 miAlexandria National Cemetery (La.)historic site · 15.0 miLake Ophelia National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 25.1 mi · 731 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateRapides Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighDrought Relatively HighIce storm 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, Rapides County monitors, LA
Drinking waterCity of Alexandria Water Systemserves 66,798 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation173 ft53 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalLongleaf Hospital10.4 miPost officeOtis Post Office4.2 miPoliceBoyce Police Department9.1 miFire stationOak Hill Volunteer Fire Department Station 51.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeBlue Cliff College - Alexandria Campus11.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAlexandria International Airport AEX9.0 miInterstateI-498.4 miUS highwayUS 16511 miCoachBoyce River RdGreyhound9.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71431 ZIP area.
