Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 5 min6:06 am – 8:11 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 13 min6:58 am – 5:11 pm
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People1,193 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.9442 householdsMedian household income $50,313Median home value $148,600Median rent $854 a month73% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $288 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate65% of adults are in the labour force, 594 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 23%, construction 18%, education and health care 14%Average commute 32 minutes77% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 6% walk or cycle, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages16% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher82% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, French or Haitian Creole 2%, other Asian or Pacific languages 1%, other Indo-European languages 1%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 90°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 61°F, lows 42°F65 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month JulySnow is rare66 days above 90°F, 14 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jeanerette 5 Nw station, 7 mi away
Parks and public landsLake Fausse Pointe State Parkstate park · 2.3 mi · 4,165 acresLoreauville Parkpark · 4.4 miBurleigh Parkpark · 7.7 miSpanish Lake - Dried Lake Bedstate recreation area · 10.8 mi · 2,424 acresLongfellow-evangeline State Historic Sitestate historic site · 11.5 mi · 164 acresBayou Teche National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 20.0 mi · 9,845 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 ModerateIberia Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighDrought Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality92% of days had good air in 2025332 of 360 days measured28 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 77main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: St. Martin County, LA, 6 mi away
Internet at home77% of households have a broadband subscription69% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone22% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBayou Teche Water Worksserves 10,137 people from ground water5 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2 ft1 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalIberia Medical Center8.3 miPost officeLoreauville Post Office5.0 miTown hallLoreauville Town Hall4.8 miPoliceLoreauville Police Department4.8 miFire stationLoreauville Volunteer Fire Department4.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSouth Louisiana Community College New Iberia Campus12.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLafayette Regional Airport LFT23 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY84 miInterstateI-1021 miUS highwayUS 909.3 miAmtrakNew Iberia, LA NIB10 miCoachNew Iberia 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 70552 ZIP area.
