Local servicesHospitalHardtner Medical Center4.3 miPost officeOlla Post Office2.5 miTown hallOlla Town Hall3.1 miPoliceOlla Police Department3.1 miFire stationOlla Volunteer Fire Department Station 12.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAlexandria International Airport AEX43 miUS highwayUS 1652.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71465 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71465 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 14 min6:03 am – 8:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 4 min7:05 am – 5:09 pm
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People3,086 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 32.5979 householdsMedian household income $42,366Median home value $112,100Median rent $442 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $413 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate51% of adults are in the labour force, 1,018 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 28%, education and health care 19%, transport, warehousing and utilities 9%Average commute 31 minutes78% drive alone, 16% car-pool, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages10% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher86% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 2%, French or Haitian Creole 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 92°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 57°F, lows 36°F60 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month December1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days83 days above 90°F, 42 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jena station, 14 mi away
Nearby landmarksMill Pondlake · 3.3 miMountain Hillpeak · 8.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHwy 165 Roadside Parkstate park · 4.6 miCatahoula National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 18.2 mi · 25,238 acresKisatchie National Forestnational forest · 22.8 mi · 607,483 acresBayou Beouf Purchase Unitnational forest · 47.0 mi · 995 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowLaSalle Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively LowHeat wave Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality62% of days had good air in 2025227 of 365 days measured138 moderate daysMedian index 45, worst day 80main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Ouachita County, LA, 42 mi away
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription35% have cable, fibre or DSL33% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Olla Water Systemserves 2,565 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2021: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation123 ft37 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
