Local servicesHospitalSavoy Medical Center9.6 miPost officePine Prairie Post Officeunder a mileTown hallPine Prairie Village Hallunder a milePolicePine Prairie Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationPine Prairie Volunteer Fire Department Ward 4under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 highHighPine Prairie High Schoolunder a mileCollegeSouth Louisiana Community College CB Coreil Campus10.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAlexandria International Airport AEX38 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY139 miInterstateI-4912 miUS highwayUS 1674.3 miAmtrakLafayette, LA LFT45 miCoachOpelousas TexacoGreyhound26 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 70576 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 70576 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 9 min6:07 am – 8:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 9 min7:03 am – 5:12 pm
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People908 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.1245 householdsMedian household income $34,148Median rent $800 a month74% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $199 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting14.4% unemployment rate27% of adults are in the labour force, 178 employedMain industries: education and health care 43%, construction 20%, manufacturing 16%Average commute 24 minutes98% drive alone, 2% car-poolSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages5% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher69% finished high school, 1% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 61%, French or Haitian Creole 18%, Spanish 16%, other Indo-European languages 3%21% speak English less than very wellSource: 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, 19 mi away
Nearby landmarksMillers Lakelake · 4.6 miHarveys Lakelake · 5.1 miCrooked Creek Reservoirreservoir · 5.2 miBelle Chaney Springsspring · 8.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsChicot State Park District IIstate park · 6.6 mi · 6,315 acresMarsh Bayou Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.4 mi · 672 acresChief Romeo Hargrove City Parkpark · 9.7 miAcadiana Conservation Corridorstate conservation land · 11.9 mi · 2,145 acresLake Ophelia National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 14.8 mi · 731 acresGrand Cote National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 25.9 mi · 5,927 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 LowEvangeline Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality66% of days had good air in 2025238 of 362 days measured124 moderate daysMedian index 45, worst day 79main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Lafayette County, LA, 45 mi away
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription58% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterEvangeline Ww District 1 - Pine Prairieserves 2,598 people from ground water5 health-based violations since 2021latest Mar 2026: groundwater treatment, treatment technique3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation118 ft36 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
