Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 8 min6:03 am – 8:11 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 10 min6:58 am – 5:08 pm
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People57 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 65.247 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 75°FColdest month January: highs 61°F, lows 42°F59 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare90 days above 90°F, 19 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, New Roads 5 Ne station, 9 mi away
Parks and public landsPort Hudson National Cemeteryhistoric site · 7.3 miLouisiana National Cemeteryhistoric site · 7.6 mi · 104 acresPort Hudson State Historic Sitestate historic site · 7.5 mi · 913 acresFalse River Parkpark · 8.3 mi · 58 acresCat Island National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 11.7 mi · 10,817 acresFlonacher Road Parkpark · 9.4 mi · 191 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Aug 201034 mi away, near Clinton, LouisianaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Aug 201034 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPointe Coupee Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighDrought 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, Pointe Coupee County monitors, LA
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription100% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterPointe Coupee Water Works District 1serves 10,629 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jan 2026: groundwater treatment, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation29 ft9 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPointe Coupee General Hospital8.0 miPost officeRougon Post Officeunder a mileTown hallNew Roads City Hall7.6 miPoliceNew Roads Police Department7.6 miFire stationPointe Coupee Fire District 3 - Alma Firehouseunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryRougon Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeSouthern University and A and M College11.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaton Rouge Metropolitan Airport BTR14 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY78 miInterstateI-1011 miUS highwayUS 1904.8 miAmtrakLafayette, LA LFT46 miCoachSaint FrancisvilleDelta Bus Lines Inc.14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 70773 ZIP area.
