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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People20,165 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.37,795 householdsMedian household income $76,477Median home value $210,700Median rent $1,038 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $890 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.5% unemployment rate64% of adults are in the labour force, 9,153 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, farming, forestry and mining 15%, manufacturing 10%Average commute 25 minutes86% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 5% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages22% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 92%, French or Haitian Creole 4%, Spanish 2%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, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksMestayer Pointcape · 6.2 miSampsons Covebay · 5.3 miDauterive Lakelake · 6.7 miEagle Pointcape · 6.7 miSouth Louisiana Community College New Iberia Campuscollege · 8.2 miSediment Pondlake · 4.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLoreauville Parkpark · 2.0 miLake Fausse Pointe State Parkstate park · 6.3 mi · 4,165 acresNew Iberia City Parkpark · 4.9 miSpanish Lake - Dried Lake Bedstate recreation area · 6.6 mi · 2,424 acresLongfellow-evangeline State Historic Sitestate historic site · 9.0 mi · 164 acresCypremort Point State Park-wlf Field Offstate park · 21.4 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 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, 10 mi away
Internet at home92% of households have a broadband subscription75% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterIberia Water Works District 3 - Coteauserves 8,775 people from ground water4 health-based violations since 2021latest May 2022: groundwater treatment, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation16 ft5 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalIberia Medical Center North Campus4.1 miPost officeLoreauville Post Office2.8 miTown hallLoreauville Town Hall1.9 miPoliceLoreauville Police Department1.9 miFire stationLoreauville Volunteer Fire Department1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 middleMiddleBelle Place Middle School1.9 miElementaryLoreauville Elementary School1.9 miCollegeSouth Louisiana Community College New Iberia Campus8.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLafayette Regional Airport LFT20 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY88 miInterstateI-1021 miUS highwayUS 906.6 miAmtrakNew Iberia, LA NIB5.7 miCoachNew Iberia TexacoGreyhound5.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 70563 ZIP area.
