Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 17 min6:08 am – 8:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 1 min7:12 am – 5:13 pm
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People6,415 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.43,476 householdsMedian household income $19,351Median home value $84,900Median rent $734 a month32% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $294 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting10.4% unemployment rate43% of adults are in the labour force, 2,048 employedMain industries: hospitality, food and recreation 21%, education and health care 18%, professional and business services 14%Average commute 15 minutes85% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 3% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle, 2% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages14% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher81% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 1%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 95°F, lows 75°FColdest month January: highs 59°F, lows 39°F49 in of rain a year, on about 63 dayswettest month DecemberSnow is rare96 days above 90°F, 29 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Shreveport Dwtn Ap station, 3 mi away; snow from Shreveport Dwtn
Nearby landmarksCentenary College of Louisianacollege · 1.7 miLSU Health Shreveport Academic Medical Centercollege · 1.8 miWright Islandisland · 2.4 miAnderson Islandisland · 2.7 miWillow Pointcape · 4.2 miSwan Lakelake · 7.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHighland Park & Disc Golfpark · 1.0 miVeterans & Freedom Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 74 acresC. Bickham Dickson Park - In Bossier Ph.state park · 5.1 mi · 566 acresFillmore Interstate 20 Rest Areastate recreation area · 16.5 mi · 52 acresLake Bistineau State Parkstate park · 21.5 mi · 852 acresCaddo Lake National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 23.3 mi · 7,756 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.9 on 5 Mar 202636 mi away, 2026 Red River Parish, LouisianaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 21 Aug 202640 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateCaddo Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighStrong wind Very HighLightning Very HighHeat wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality80% of days had good air in 2025288 of 360 days measured72 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 80main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Caddo County monitors, LA
Internet at home70% of households have a broadband subscription49% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone24% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Shreveport Water Systemserves 192,378 people from surface water20 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation214 ft65 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSpecialists Hospital Shreveportunder a milePost officeDowntown Shreveport Post Officeunder a mileTown hallShreveport Government Plazaunder a milePoliceCaddo Parish Sheriff's Officeunder a mileFire stationBossier City Fire Department - Station 61.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi16 schools5 elementary, 1 middle, 5 high, 5 otherHighLoyola College Preparatory Schoolunder a mileElementaryCathedral of Saint John Berchmans Catholic Schoolunder a mileSchoolBrentwood Behavioral Alternative Schoolunder a mileCollegeCentenary College of Louisiana1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportShreveport Regional Airport SHV6.2 miInterstateI-20under a mileUS highwayUS 79under a mileAmtrakMarshall, TX MHL36 miCoachShreveport Sportran Intermodal TerminalAmtrak Chartered Vehicleunder a mileTransit82 stops within a mileSporTranSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71101 ZIP area.
