Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 14 min6:02 am – 8:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 5 min7:03 am – 5:07 pm
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People1,760 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.5397 householdsMedian household income $65,121Median home value $108,200Median rent $577 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $199 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting15.4% unemployment rate28% of adults are in the labour force, 385 employedMain industries: public administration 23%, education and health care 21%, construction 16%Average commute 23 minutes96% drive alone, 4% car-poolSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages10% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher71% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 91°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 57°F, lows 37°F60 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare87 days above 90°F, 27 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jonesville Locks station, 19 mi away
Parks and public landsSicily Island Hills Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.1 mi · 7,489 acresCatahoula National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 10.3 mi · 25,238 acresBayou Cocodrie National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 15.3 mi · 15,155 acresHwy 165 Roadside Parkstate park · 25.6 miFarm Service Agency Interest Of Lanational wildlife refuge · 28.0 mi · 3,298 acresKisatchie National Forestnational forest · 42.1 mi · 607,483 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 LowCatahoula Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively LowSource: 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, 54 mi away
Internet at home88% of households have a broadband subscription30% have cable, fibre or DSL41% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBlack River Water Systemserves 2,256 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation55 ft17 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalTrinity Medical Hospital19.5 miPost officeHarrisonburg Post Office1.0 miPoliceHarrisonburg Police Department1.1 miFire stationHarrisonburg Volunteer Fire Department1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAlexandria International Airport AEX53 miUS highwayUS 849.0 miCoachNatchezDelta Bus Lines Inc.29 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71340 ZIP area.
