Local servicesHospitalOur Lady of the Lake Ascension10.2 miPost officeSaint Amant Post Office5.6 miTown hallSorrento Town Hall6.1 miPoliceSorrento Police Department6.1 miFire stationFrench Settlement Volunteer Fire Department Fire Protection District Number 85.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeRiver Parishes Community College - Gonzales Campus10.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaton Rouge Metropolitan Airport BTR32 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY33 miInterstateI-104.9 miUS highwayUS 615.5 miAmtrakHammond, LA HMD27 miCoachGonzales Cabela'SGreyhound11 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 70774 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 6 min6:02 am – 8:07 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 12 min6:55 am – 5:07 pm
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People10,041 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 37.63,441 householdsMedian household income $102,422Median home value $256,300Median rent $1,006 a month90% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,356 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate64% of adults are in the labour force, 4,751 employedMain industries: manufacturing 19%, education and health care 17%, construction 15%Average commute 30 minutes90% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 5% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages17% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 75°FColdest month January: highs 62°F, lows 43°F67 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month JuneSnow is rare79 days above 90°F, 13 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Reserve station, 15 mi away
Parks and public landsMaurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.3 mi · 36,972 acresBlind Riverstate conservation land · 5.1 mi · 740 acresI-10 Rest Areastate recreation area · 8.2 miStevens Parkrecreation area · 7.5 miMunicipal Parkpark · 9.1 miTickfaw State Parkstate park · 12.6 mi · 1,234 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 201042 mi away, near Clinton, LouisianaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Aug 201042 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateAscension Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality96% of days had good air in 2025348 of 364 days measured15 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 33, worst day 108main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Ascension County monitors, LA
Internet at home89% of households have a broadband subscription74% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterJimmy Babin Apartmentsserves 96 people from ground water3 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2 ft1 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
