Local servicesHospitalSaint Martin Hospital10.7 miPost officeSaint Martinville Post Office4.4 miTown hallSaint Martinville City Hall4.2 miPoliceSaint Martinville Police Department4.2 miFire stationEvangeline Volunteer Fire Department Substation4.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSouth Louisiana Community College New Iberia Campus10.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLafayette Regional Airport LFT13 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY91 miInterstateI-1011 miUS highwayUS 9010 miAmtrakNew Iberia, LA NIB11 miCoachNew Iberia TexacoGreyhound12 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 70582 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 6 min6:06 am – 8:11 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 12 min6:59 am – 5:11 pm
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People19,209 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.37,907 householdsMedian household income $49,837Median home value $163,300Median rent $765 a month78% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $624 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.0% unemployment rate55% of adults are in the labour force, 8,324 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, manufacturing 9%, farming, forestry and mining 9%Average commute 27 minutes82% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages15% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher81% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 93%, French or Haitian Creole 6%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 90°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 62°F, lows 43°F67 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month JuneSnow is rare66 days above 90°F, 14 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lafayette 13 Se station, 8 mi away; snow from St Martinville 3 Sw
Nearby landmarksLake Martinlake · 5.1 miCatahoula Lakelake · 5.4 miCypress Islandisland · 6.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLongfellow-evangeline State Historic Sitestate historic site · 3.0 mi · 164 acresSouth Side Parkpark · 5.1 miSpanish Lake - Dried Lake Bedstate recreation area · 7.9 mi · 2,424 acresLoreauville Parkpark · 7.5 miLake Fausse Pointe State Parkstate park · 12.6 mi · 1,407 acresAtchafalaya National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 18.8 mi · 15,768 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 ModerateSt. Martin Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Relatively HighDrought Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality92% of days had good air in 2025332 of 360 days measured28 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 77main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, St. Martin County monitors, LA
Internet at home80% of households have a broadband subscription60% have cable, fibre or DSL15% rely on a mobile data plan alone18% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of St Martinville Water Systemserves 7,263 people from ground water6 health-based violations since 2021latest Nov 2025: groundwater treatment, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation16 ft5 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
