Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 5 min6:01 am – 8:06 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 13 min6:53 am – 5:06 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 75°FColdest month January: highs 62°F, lows 43°F67 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month JuneSnow is rare79 days above 90°F, 13 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Reserve station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksThirtyfive Mile Pointcape · 1.3 miBonnet Carre Islandisland · 2.5 miBonnet Carre Pointcape · 4.0 miKnight Baybay · 6.3 miKnights Bay Islandisland · 6.6 miRiver Parishes Community College - Reserve Campuscollege · 8.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMontz Parkpark · under a mileBethune Parkpark · 1.8 miBayou Labranchestate conservation land · 5.4 miMaurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.4 mi · 30,531 acresDavis Pond Freshwater Diversion Projectstate recreation area · 11.4 mi · 154 acresSaints Training/baseball Stadium/recreatstate recreation area · 15.0 mi · 72 acresSource: 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 200523 mi away, near French Settlement, LouisianaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 20 Dec 200523 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateSt. Charles Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCoastal flooding Very HighHurricane Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality93% of days had good air in 2025339 of 364 days measured25 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 87main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: St. John the Baptist County, LA, 10 mi away
Drinking waterSt Charles Parish Dept of Waterworksserves 52,879 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation9 ft3 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalOschner Health Center - River Parishes Hospital6.1 miPost officeNorco Post Office2.5 miTown hallSaint John the Baptist Government Complex5.7 miPoliceSaint Charles Parish Sheriff's Office - Civil Division3.8 miFire stationNorco Area Volunteer Fire Department Station 1151.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryNorco Elementary School1.8 miCollegeRiver Parishes Community College - Reserve Campus8.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY11 miInterstateI-105.8 miUS highwayUS 612.7 miAmtrakUnion Passenger Terminal NOL23 miCoachReserve La-44Greyhound7.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 70066 ZIP area.
