Local servicesHospitalSavoy Medical Center2.4 miPost officeReddell Post Officeunder a mileTown hallMamou City Hall3.0 miPoliceMamou Police Department3.2 miFire stationVidrine Volunteer Fire Department Mamou Fire District 12.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSouth Louisiana Community College CB Coreil Campus10.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLafayette Regional Airport LFT42 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY137 miInterstateI-4916 miUS highwayUS 1677.1 miAmtrakLafayette, LA LFT40 miCoachOpelousas TexacoGreyhound23 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 70580 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 8 min6:07 am – 8:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 10 min7:03 am – 5:12 pm
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People224 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 51.6134 householdsMedian household income $59,37536% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate50% of adults are in the labour force, 111 employedMain industries: education and health care 68%, public administration 19%, manufacturing 13%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages0% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 50%, French or Haitian Creole 50%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 93°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 60°F, lows 40°F58 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare111 days above 90°F, 19 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Eunice station, 13 mi away
Nearby landmarksLahaye Lakelake · 1.2 miMillers Lakelake · 6.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsClandreneau Parkrecreation area · 3.2 miChief Romeo Hargrove City Parkpark · 7.9 miChicot State Park District IIstate park · 10.6 mi · 6,315 acresMarsh Bayou Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.0 mi · 672 acresLake Ophelia National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 22.1 mi · 731 acresBayou Beouf Purchase Unitnational forest · 40.7 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 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, 39 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription30% have cable, fibre or DSL70% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Ville Platte Water Systemserves 6,590 people from ground water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Mar 2026: Groundwater, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation63 ft19 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
