Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 9 min6:02 am – 8:11 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 9 min6:59 am – 5:08 pm
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People9,945 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 36.23,611 householdsMedian household income $80,417Median home value $247,300Median rent $1,066 a month78% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,580 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate65% of adults are in the labour force, 5,009 employedMain industries: education and health care 25%, manufacturing 15%, transport, warehousing and utilities 11%Average commute 34 minutes87% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages31% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 11% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 93°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 60°F, lows 36°F65 in of rain a yearwettest month JanuarySnow is rare96 days above 90°F, 28 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, St Francisville 1 Ne station, 5 mi away; rain from Wakefield 0.9 Wnw; snow from New Roads 5 Ne
Parks and public landsLocust Grove State Historic Sitestate historic site · 2.5 miCat Island National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 6.9 mi · 10,817 acresTunica Hills Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.6 mi · 3,259 acresCentenary And Jackson State Historic Sitesstate historic site · 9.3 miTunica Hills State Preservation Areastate conservation land · 10.2 mi · 591 acresPort Hudson State Historic Sitestate historic site · 12.0 mi · 913 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Aug 201031 mi away, near Clinton, LouisianaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Aug 201031 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowWest Feliciana Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsCold wave Relatively ModerateTornado Relatively ModerateSource: 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, nearest monitors: Pointe Coupee County, LA, 17 mi away
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription57% have cable, fibre or DSL18% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWest Feliciana Consol Wwks District 13serves 12,045 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation196 ft60 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWest Feliciana Hospital5.2 miPost officeWakefield Post Office2.3 miTown hallSaint Francisville Town Hall5.5 miPoliceSaint Francisville Police Department5.5 miFire stationWakefield Volunteer Fire Department2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeBaton Rouge Community College Jackson10.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaton Rouge Metropolitan Airport BTR26 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY89 miInterstateI-11025 miUS highwayUS 61under a mileAmtrakLafayette, LA LFT58 miCoachSaint FrancisvilleDelta Bus Lines Inc.4.3 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 70775 ZIP area.
