Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 15 min6:09 am – 8:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 3 min7:12 am – 5:15 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 93°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 57°F, lows 36°F53 in of rain a year, on about 61 dayswettest month MarchSnow is rare93 days above 90°F, 39 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mansfield 4 Nw station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksBagley Pondlake · 3.5 miBrinkley Pondlake · 7.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsNorth Toledo Bend Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.8 mi · 2,666 acresC. Bickham Dickson Park - In Bossier Ph.state park · 25.1 mi · 566 acresSabine National Forestnational forest · 35.8 mi · 161,158 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes28 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.9 on 5 Mar 202630 mi away, 2026 Red River Parish, LouisianaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 21 Aug 202633 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowDe Soto Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality80% of days had good air in 2025288 of 360 days measured72 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 80main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Caddo County, LA, 32 mi away
Drinking waterNorth Desoto Water Systemserves 7,608 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation249 ft76 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalDeSoto Regional Health System13.3 miPost officeKeatchie Post Office4.8 miTown hallLongstreet Town Hall2.6 miFire stationRanchland Volunteer Fire Department4.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportShreveport Regional Airport SHV23 miInterstateI-4914 miUS highwayUS 1714.8 miAmtrakMarshall, TX MHL40 miCoachShreveport LA - SporTran Intermodal Terminal (SHR)Greyhound28 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71050 ZIP area.
