Local servicesHospitalLongleaf Hospital6.3 miPost officeWoodworth Post Office4.2 miTown hallWoodworth Municipal Building4.1 miPoliceWoodworth Police Department4.1 miFire stationWoodworth Volunteer Fire Department2.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeBlue Cliff College - Alexandria Campus5.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAlexandria International Airport AEX8.5 miInterstateI-493.1 miUS highwayUS 165under a mileAmtrakLafayette, LA LFT74 miCoachBoyce River RdGreyhound12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 11 min6:06 am – 8:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 7 min7:04 am – 5:11 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 93°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 59°F, lows 39°F57 in of rain a year, on about 69 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare96 days above 90°F, 34 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Alexandria 5 Sse station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksOden Lakelake · under a mileWILD AZALEA TRAIL - WOODWORTHtrailhead · 3.3 miWILD AZALEA TRAIL - CASTOR CREEKtrailhead · 4.7 miBlue Cliff College - Alexandria Campuscollege · 5.8 miHarris Sloughlake · 3.9 miCentral Louisiana Technical Community College - MacArthur Extension Campuscollege · 6.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBayou Beouf Purchase Unitnational forest · 4.3 mi · 995 acresAlexander State Forest Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.1 mi · 8,532 acresMpatpark · 5.4 miCompton Parkpark · 6.2 miKent House State Historic Sitestate historic site · 7.3 miAlexandria National Cemetery (La.)historic site · 9.8 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateRapides Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighDrought Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 202587 of 118 days measured31 moderate daysMedian index 37, worst day 67main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Rapides County monitors, LA
Drinking waterCity of Alexandria Water Systemserves 66,798 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation69 ft21 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
