Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 4 min6:06 am – 8:11 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 13 min6:58 am – 5:12 pm
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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 landsRynella Parkpark · 4.3 miBank Avenue Parkpark · 5.6 miSpanish Lake - Dried Lake Bedstate recreation area · 9.3 mi · 2,424 acresCypremort Point State Park-wlf Field Offstate park · 12.1 miLake Fausse Pointe State Parkstate park · 13.4 mi · 4,165 acresPalmetto Island State Parkstate park · 19.1 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 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, 19 mi away
Drinking waterLawco - New Iberia Water Systemserves 59,928 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation4 ft1 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalIberia Extended Care Hospital5.8 miPost officeLydia Post Office2.1 miTown hallNew Iberia Municipal Building6.4 miPoliceNew Iberia Police Department6.5 miFire stationLydia Volunteer Fire Department Station 8001.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSouth Louisiana Community College New Iberia Campus9.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLafayette Regional Airport LFT23 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY93 miInterstateI-1027 miUS highwayUS 903.9 miAmtrakNew Iberia, LA NIB6.9 miCoachNew Iberia TexacoGreyhound6.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 70569 ZIP area.
