Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 10 min6:04 am – 8:14 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 8 min7:01 am – 5:09 pm
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People1,706 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.8800 householdsMedian household income $50,417Median home value $168,900Median rent $719 a month73% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $259 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting10.7% unemployment rate48% of adults are in the labour force, 595 employedMain industries: education and health care 30%, construction 21%, farming, forestry and mining 9%Average commute 33 minutes86% drive alone, 12% car-pool, 1% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages17% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher70% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 86%, French or Haitian Creole 14%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
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, 21 mi away
Parks and public landsPomme De Terre Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · within reach · 6,484 acresGrassy Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.8 mi · 13,220 acresLake Ophelia National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 7.9 mi · 17,251 acresSpring Bayou Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.4 mi · 12,794 acresThree Rivers Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.2 mi · 30,086 acresMarksville State Historic Sitestate historic site · 13.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowAvoyelles Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighLightning 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, 28 mi away
Internet at home75% of households have a broadband subscription50% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone20% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterAvoyelles Water Commissioncommunity water system from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation43 ft13 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAvoyelles Hospital14.4 miPost officeBordelonville Post Office5.1 miTown hallSimmesport Town Hall5.3 miPoliceSimmesport Police Department5.3 miFire stationBordelonville Volunteer Fire Department5.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCentral Louisiana Technical Community College Ward H Nash Avoyelles Campus13.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAlexandria International Airport AEX46 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY119 miInterstateI-4925 miUS highwayUS 7121 miAmtrakLafayette, LA LFT58 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71355 ZIP area.
