Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 3 min6:11 am – 8:14 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 14 min7:02 am – 5:16 pm
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People87 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 61.843 householdsMedian household income $58,12570% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $486 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 91°F, lows 76°FColdest month January: highs 62°F, lows 45°F59 in of rain a year, on about 71 dayswettest month AugustSnow is rare60 days above 90°F, 8 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rockefeller Wl Refuge station, 2 mi away
Parks and public landsRockefeller Wildlife Refugestate conservation land · 1.7 mi · 85,813 acresLacassine National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 13.4 mi · 33,254 acresCameron Prairie National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 21.7 mi · 24,391 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowCameron Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighCoastal flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality62% of days had good air in 2025227 of 365 days measured135 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 47, worst day 108main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Calcasieu County, LA, 49 mi away
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription26% have cable, fibre or DSL49% rely on a mobile data plan alone14% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCameron Parish Ww District 9serves 871 people from ground water13 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2025: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3 ft1 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesFire stationGrand Chenier Volunteer Fire Department District 97.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLake Charles Regional Airport LCH38 miInterstateI-1036 miUS highwayUS 9033 miAmtrakLake Charles, LA LCH43 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 70643 ZIP area.
