Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 7 min6:06 am – 8:14 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 10 min7:01 am – 5:12 pm
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People34 residentsin the ZIP code area34 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 92°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 64°F, lows 41°F62 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month JuneSnow is rare93 days above 90°F, 18 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Grand Coteau station, 11 mi away; snow from Eunice
Nearby landmarksSouth Louisiana Community College T H Harris Campuscollege · 6.6 miMiller Lakelake · 6.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSouth City Parkpark · 6.0 miNorth City Parkpark · 6.8 miChicot State Park District IIstate park · 18.5 mi · 6,315 acresBayou Beouf Purchase Unitnational forest · 55.7 mi · 995 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 ModerateSt. Landry Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighCold wave 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, nearest monitors: Lafayette County, LA, 23 mi away
Internet at home0% of households have a broadband subscription0% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterPrairie Ronde Water System INCserves 6,090 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation57 ft17 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalOpelousas General Health System Main Campus7.1 miPost officeLawtell Post Officeunder a mileTown hallOpelousas City Hall6.5 miPoliceOpelousas Police Department6.6 miFire stationSaint Landry Parish Fire District 3 Station 2under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryLawtell Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeSouth Louisiana Community College T H Harris Campus6.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLafayette Regional Airport LFT25 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY120 miInterstateI-497.3 miUS highwayUS 190under a mileAmtrakLafayette, LA LFT23 miCoachOpelousas TexacoGreyhound9.4 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 70550 ZIP area.
