Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 14 min6:07 am – 8:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 4 min7:08 am – 5:12 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 93°F, lows 74°FColdest month January: highs 59°F, lows 38°F55 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month MarchSnow is rare98 days above 90°F, 26 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Natchitoches #2 station, 8 mi away
Parks and public landsRed River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 3.3 mi · 15,107 acresNorthwest Louisiana Game And Fish Preserve/clear Lakestate conservation land · 9.1 mi · 23,235 acresFort St Jean Baptist State Historic Sitestate historic site · 10.7 miKisatchie National Forestnational forest · 13.5 mi · 607,483 acresLos Adaes State Historic Sitestate historic site · 12.7 miBig Cypress State Parkstate park · 29.1 mi · 333 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.9 on 5 Mar 202618 mi away, 2026 Red River Parish, LouisianaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 21 Aug 202614 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowNatchitoches Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality79% of days had good air in 2025288 of 365 days measured76 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 42, worst day 101main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Bossier County, LA, 62 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Natchitoches Water Systemserves 27,693 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation124 ft38 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNatchitoches Regional Medical Center11.0 miPost officePowhatan Post Officeunder a mileTown hallCampti Town Hall5.2 miPoliceCampti Police Department4.9 miFire stationNatchitoches Fire Protection District 10under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeLouisiana School for Math Science and the Arts10.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportShreveport Regional Airport SHV54 miInterstateI-494.7 miUS highwayUS 715.0 miCoachNatchitoches (Bayou Soul)Greyhound9.7 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71066 ZIP area.
