Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 8 min6:05 am – 8:13 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 10 min7:01 am – 5:10 pm
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People34 residentsin the ZIP code area34 households0% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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, 20 mi away
Nearby landmarksWards Lakelake · 5.4 miKeller Lakelake · 6.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsChicot State Park District IIstate park · 16.8 mi · 6,315 acresAtchafalaya National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 24.1 mi · 15,768 acresGrand Cote National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 26.2 mi · 5,927 acresCat Island National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 26.7 mi · 10,817 acresLake Ophelia National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 29.2 mi · 731 acresBayou Beouf Purchase Unitnational forest · 50.6 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 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, 22 mi away
Internet at home0% of households have a broadband subscription0% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone100% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Opelousas Water Systemserves 20,388 people from ground water6 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2025: groundwater treatment, treatment technique2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation36 ft11 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalOpelousas General Health System Main Campus14.0 miPost officeLebeau Post Officeunder a mileTown hallVillage of Palmetto Town Hall4.3 miPoliceWashington Police Department9.1 miFire stationPalmetto Volunteer Fire Department4.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 highHighNorth Central High Schoolunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLafayette Regional Airport LFT36 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY114 miInterstateI-496.8 miUS highwayUS 71under a mileAmtrakLafayette, LA LFT35 miCoachOpelousas TexacoGreyhound11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71345 ZIP area.
