Local servicesHospitalOpelousas General Health System Main Campus18.0 miPost officePalmetto Post Office3.4 miTown hallVillage of Palmetto Town Hall3.3 miPoliceMelville Police Department6.4 miFire stationPalmetto Volunteer Fire Department3.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLafayette Regional Airport LFT36 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY107 miInterstateI-4913 miUS highwayUS 717.7 miAmtrakLafayette, LA LFT35 miCoachOpelousas TexacoGreyhound15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71358 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71358 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 8 min6:05 am – 8:13 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 10 min7:00 am – 5:10 pm
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People867 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.7381 householdsMedian household income $44,243Median rent $854 a month69% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $310 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.3% unemployment rate37% of adults are in the labour force, 268 employedMain industries: education and health care 43%, construction 25%, retail 10%Average commute 27 minutes87% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 2% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages20% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher66% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 92°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 64°F, lows 41°F62 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month JuneSnow is rare93 days above 90°F, 18 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Grand Coteau station, 24 mi away; snow from Bunkie
Nearby landmarksSwayze Lakelake · 5.5 miHalf Moon Lakelake · 5.1 miCypress Pointcape · 9.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsAtchafalaya National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 18.6 mi · 15,768 acresCat Island National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 19.3 mi · 10,817 acresChicot State Park District IIstate park · 24.4 mi · 6,315 acresBayou Beouf Purchase Unitnational forest · 56.6 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 Relatively ModerateSt. Landry Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighCold wave 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, 14 mi away
Internet at home51% of households have a broadband subscription8% have cable, fibre or DSL33% rely on a mobile data plan alone33% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterVillage of Palmetto Water Systemserves 2,178 people from ground water16 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation25 ft8 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
