Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 3 min6:05 am – 8:08 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 14 min6:56 am – 5:10 pm
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People8,173 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.43,056 householdsMedian household income $57,959Median home value $159,100Median rent $861 a month67% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $584 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting8.5% unemployment rate55% of adults are in the labour force, 3,114 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, retail 20%, manufacturing 9%Average commute 27 minutes80% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages10% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher81% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 1%, French or Haitian Creole 1%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 76°FColdest month January: highs 63°F, lows 45°F59 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month AugustSnow is rare53 days above 90°F, 7 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Morgan City station, 9 mi away
Parks and public landsBayou Vista Community Centerrecreation area · 3.6 miTown Parkpark · 4.6 miBayou Teche National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 8.5 mi · 11,796 acresLake Fausse Pointe State Parkstate park · 26.6 mi · 4,165 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. Mary Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Relatively HighCoastal flooding Relatively HighDrought 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, 34 mi away
Internet at home94% of households have a broadband subscription76% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Patterson Water Systemserves 8,456 people from surface water6 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1 ft0 m below sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalTeche Regional Medical Center7.1 miPost officePatterson Post Officeunder a mileTown hallPatterson City Hall1.0 miPolicePatterson Police Department1.0 miFire stationPatterson Volunteer Fire Department1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highElementaryWatts Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddlePatterson Junior High Schoolunder a mileHighPatterson Senior High School1.5 miCollegeSouth Louisiana Community College - Young Memorial Campus7.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLafayette Regional Airport LFT53 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY66 miUS highwayUS 90under a mileAmtrakSchriever, LA SCH30 miCoachMorgan City Municipal AuditoriumGreyhound7.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 70392 ZIP area.
