Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 3 min6:02 am – 8:05 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 14 min6:53 am – 5:07 pm
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People178 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.552 households100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,727 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages30% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 20% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 92°F, lows 75°FColdest month January: highs 64°F, lows 45°F71 in of rain a year, on about 89 dayswettest month JuneSnow is rare83 days above 90°F, 11 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Thibodaux 4 Se station, 15 mi away
Nearby landmarksLake Fieldslake · 4.6 miLake Longlake · 7.9 miBlack Prince Islandisland · 9.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRaceland Recreation Parkpark · 5.1 miBayou Des Allemandsstate conservation land · 7.5 mi · 2,597 acresLake Boeuf Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.8 mi · 801 acresAmerican Legion Parkpark · 9.6 miMandalay National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 18.6 mi · 4,390 acresBayou Segnette State Parkstate park · 25.4 mi · 579 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 20 Dec 200540 mi away, near French Settlement, LouisianaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 20 Dec 200540 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateLafourche Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality67% of days had good air in 2025246 of 365 days measured118 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 44, worst day 109main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Lafourche County monitors, LA
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription100% 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 waterLafourche Water District 1serves 81,609 people from surface 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 servicesHospitalOchsner Saint Anne Hospital2.1 miPost officeMathews Post Office1.2 miTown hallLockport Town Hall3.8 miPoliceLockport Police Department3.8 miFire stationLockport Fire Department Mathews Station1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 highHighCentral Lafourche High School1.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY26 miInterstateI-31016 miUS highwayUS 902.5 miAmtrakSchriever, LA SCH17 miCoachRaceland ShellGreyhound2.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 70375 ZIP area.
