Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 10 min6:05 am – 8:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 8 min7:02 am – 5:10 pm
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People2,943 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 36.21,050 householdsMedian household income $50,029Median home value $124,800Median rent $1,113 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $199 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate49% of adults are in the labour force, 1,057 employedMain industries: education and health care 25%, retail 22%, construction 14%Average commute 49 minutes92% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 2% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages10% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher76% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 84%, French or Haitian Creole 14%, Spanish 2%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 93°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 60°F, lows 39°F62 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare91 days above 90°F, 20 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bunkie station, 7 mi away
Parks and public landsGrand Cote National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 1.9 mi · 5,927 acresMarksville State Historic Sitestate historic site · 8.2 miBethune Complexrecreation area · 8.0 miSpring Bayou Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.6 mi · 12,794 acresSarah Ann Williams Memorial Parkpark · 8.3 miFort Derussy State Historic Sitestate historic site · 10.4 mi · 71 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 LowAvoyelles Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025342 of 365 days measured23 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Pointe Coupee County, LA, 41 mi away
Internet at home80% of households have a broadband subscription59% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone19% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterVillage of Hessmer Water Systemserves 3,246 people from ground water4 health-based violations 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
Elevation75 ft23 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBunkie General Hospital7.2 miPost officeHessmer Post Office2.4 miTown hallHessmer Village Hall2.5 miPoliceHessmer Police Department2.5 miFire stationHessmer Volunteer Fire Department2.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCentral Louisiana Technical Community College Ward H Nash Avoyelles Campus8.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAlexandria International Airport AEX29 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY135 miInterstateI-499.6 miUS highwayUS 715.5 miAmtrakLafayette, LA LFT58 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71341 ZIP area.
