Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 6 min6:07 am – 8:13 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 12 min7:00 am – 5:12 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 92°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 62°F, lows 41°F65 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month JuneSnow is rare81 days above 90°F, 18 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lafayette station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksSouth Louisiana Community Collegecollege · 2.4 miUniversity of Louisiana at Lafayettecollege · 3.9 miSpreafico Lakelake · 4.9 miCharlo Lakelake · 6.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsChargois Parkpark · under a mileThomas Parkpark · 1.4 miSpanish Lake - Dried Lake Bedstate recreation area · 15.4 mi · 2,424 acresPalmetto Island State Parkstate park · 22.7 mi · 1,290 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 HighLafayette Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Very HighHurricane Very HighCold wave Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality66% of days had good air in 2025238 of 362 days measured124 moderate daysMedian index 45, worst day 79main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Lafayette County monitors, LA
Drinking waterLafayette Utilities Water Systemserves 169,389 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation27 ft8 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalOchsner Lafayette General Orthopedic Hospitalunder a milePost officeAmbassador Post Office1.5 miTown hallScott City Hall3.2 miPoliceScott Police Department3.2 miFire stationScott Volunteer Fire Department Station 21.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high, 1 otherElementaryPrairie Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighAcadiana High Schoolunder a mileHighLafayette High School1.6 miCollegeSouth Louisiana Community College2.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLafayette Regional Airport LFT5.6 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY110 miInterstateI-104.0 miUS highwayUS 1671.3 miAmtrakLafayette, LA LFT4.5 miCoachLafayette Transit SystemGreyhound4.5 miTransit27 stops within a mileLafayette Transit System (LTS)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 70505 ZIP area.
