Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 3 min6:04 am – 8:07 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 15 min6:54 am – 5:09 pm
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People1,495 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 52.8652 householdsMedian household income $32,756Median home value $175,600Median rent $693 a month82% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting12.7% unemployment rate43% of adults are in the labour force, 507 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 24%, education and health care 21%, hospitality, food and recreation 13%Average commute 33 minutes92% drive alone, 8% car-poolSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages2% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher73% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, French or Haitian Creole 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 91°F, lows 75°FColdest month January: highs 64°F, lows 44°F65 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month JulySnow is rare76 days above 90°F, 10 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Houma station, 9 mi away
Parks and public landsMandalay National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 11.0 mi · 4,390 acresAmelia Community Centerpark · 8.9 miEdward Douglass White Historic Sitestate historic site · 13.7 miSource: 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 3.0 on 20 Dec 200546 mi away, near French Settlement, LouisianaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 20 Dec 200546 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateTerrebonne Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Very HighCoastal flooding Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality73% of days had good air in 202589 of 122 days measured33 moderate daysMedian index 42, worst day 66main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Terrebonne County monitors, LA
Internet at home75% of households have a broadband subscription54% have cable, fibre or DSL18% rely on a mobile data plan alone19% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSchriever Water Treatment Service Areaserves 116,460 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1 ft0 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPhysicians Medical Center13.5 miPost officeGibson Post Office4.0 miFire stationGibson East Volunteer Fire Department2.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeFletcher Technical Community College10.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY49 miInterstateI-1037 miUS highwayUS 904.1 miAmtrakSchriever, LA SCH12 miCoachGray Terrabone CasinoGreyhound12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 70356 ZIP area.
