Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 15 min6:06 am – 8:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 3 min7:08 am – 5:11 pm
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People1,721 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.8540 householdsMedian household income $59,259Median home value $109,100Median rent $677 a month85% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,173 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.1% unemployment rate52% of adults are in the labour force, 650 employedMain industries: education and health care 25%, farming, forestry and mining 20%, other services 13%Average commute 38 minutes78% drive alone, 2% car-pool, 17% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages8% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher81% finished high school, 1% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 93°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 58°F, lows 34°F57 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month December1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days78 days above 90°F, 51 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Ashland station, 8 mi away
Parks and public landsNorthwest Louisiana Game And Fish Preserve/clear Lakestate conservation land · 8.5 mi · 23,235 acresBig Cypress State Parkstate park · 11.4 mi · 333 acresBlack Lake Bayoustate recreation area · 11.9 mi · 726 acresRed River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 18.3 mi · 15,107 acresKisatchie National Forestnational forest · 18.9 mi · 607,483 acresCaney Creek Lake State Parkstate park · 29.4 mi · 312 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.9 on 5 Mar 202625 mi away, 2026 Red River Parish, LouisianaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 21 Aug 202623 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowBienville Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality62% of days had good air in 2025227 of 365 days measured138 moderate daysMedian index 45, worst day 80main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Ouachita County, LA, 56 mi away
Internet at home74% of households have a broadband subscription41% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone22% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBackwood Village Water Systemserves 783 people from ground water19 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level8 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation192 ft59 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalJackson Parish Hospital19.5 miPost officeSaline Post Office5.5 miTown hallGoldonna Village Hall6.7 miFire stationBienville Parish Fire Protection Ward 7 Fire Station5.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportShreveport Regional Airport SHV55 miInterstateI-4923 miUS highwayUS 7114 miCoachJonesboro Super Save#2-ChevronGreyhound19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71070 ZIP area.
