Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 9 min6:05 am – 8:14 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 9 min7:01 am – 5:10 pm
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People2,233 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 35.8726 householdsMedian household income $44,464Median home value $101,800Median rent $611 a month85% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $267 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.9% unemployment rate57% of adults are in the labour force, 948 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, construction 24%, retail 13%Average commute 53 minutes73% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages16% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher86% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 91%, French or Haitian Creole 8%, Spanish 2%2% 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, 14 mi away
Nearby landmarksBig Buttonwood Lakelake · 4.3 miDunns Lakelake · 4.4 miCypress Pointcape · 8.9 miCentral Louisiana Technical Community College Ward H Nash Avoyelles Campuscollege · 7.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSarah Ann Williams Memorial Parkpark · 7.7 miPomme De Terre Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.8 mi · 6,484 acresSpring Bayou Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.5 mi · 12,794 acresGrand Cote National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 16.2 mi · 5,927 acresChicot State Park District IIstate park · 18.3 mi · 6,315 acresLake Ophelia National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 19.3 mi · 17,251 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 LowAvoyelles Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighLightning 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, 25 mi away
Internet at home81% of households have a broadband subscription55% have cable, fibre or DSL18% rely on a mobile data plan alone19% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterVillage of Plaucheville Water Systemserves 4,233 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation32 ft10 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBunkie General Hospital13.3 miPost officeDupont Post Office2.2 miTown hallPlaucheville Town Hall4.7 miPolicePlaucheville Police Department4.7 miFire stationDupont Fire Department Bayou Jacque Station1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCentral Louisiana Technical Community College Ward H Nash Avoyelles Campus7.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAlexandria International Airport AEX46 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY119 miInterstateI-4915 miUS highwayUS 718.9 miAmtrakLafayette, LA LFT47 miCoachOpelousas TexacoGreyhound22 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71362 ZIP area.
