Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 15 min6:04 am – 8:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 4 min7:06 am – 5:10 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 93°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 57°F, lows 36°F58 in of rain a year, on about 71 dayswettest month AprilSnow is rare89 days above 90°F, 45 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Winnfield 3 N station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksCentral Louisiana Technical Community College Huey P Long Campuscollege · 5.3 miJordan Hillpeak · 6.8 miSalt Springspring · 4.6 miSpillway Lakelake · 8.9 miPardon Hillspeak · 9.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsEarl K Long State Historic Sitestate historic site · 4.2 miGrove Street Recreation Centerrecreation area · 4.0 miKisatchie National Forestnational forest · 11.4 mi · 607,483 acresCaney Creek Lake State Parkstate park · 20.6 mi · 312 acresHwy 165 Roadside Parkstate park · 22.0 miBayou Beouf Purchase Unitnational forest · 47.0 mi · 995 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.4 on 9 Mar 202648 mi away, near Edgefield, LouisianaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 21 Aug 202647 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowWinn Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsIce storm Relatively ModerateStrong wind Relatively ModerateSource: 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, 44 mi away
Drinking waterPleasant Hills-crossroads Water Systemsserves 840 people from ground water25 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation102 ft31 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSpecialty Hospital of Winnfield4.1 miPost officeJoyce Post Office1.8 miTown hallWinnfield City Hall4.6 miPoliceWinn Parish Sheriff's Office4.7 miFire stationWinnfield Fire Department4.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCentral Louisiana Technical Community College Huey P Long Campus5.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAlexandria International Airport AEX43 miInterstateI-4936 miUS highwayUS 841.9 miCoachJonesboro Super Save#2-ChevronGreyhound23 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71440 ZIP area.
