Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 17 min6:08 am – 8:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 1 min7:13 am – 5:14 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 93°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 56°F, lows 37°F53 in of rain a year, on about 65 dayswettest month April1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days92 days above 90°F, 27 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Shreveport Wfo station, 6 mi away
Parks and public landsBill Cockrell Park & Community Centerpark · 4.0 mi · 56 acresFord Parkrecreation area · 4.3 mi · 83 acresC. Bickham Dickson Park - In Bossier Ph.state park · 13.4 mi · 566 acresCaddo Lake National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 15.5 mi · 7,756 acresCaddo Lake State Parkstate park · 19.7 mi · 459 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes23 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.9 on 5 Mar 202642 mi away, 2026 Red River Parish, LouisianaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 21 Aug 202646 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
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
Elevation206 ft63 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWillis - Knighton Medical Center8.5 miPost officeGreenwood Post Office3.6 miTown hallGreenwood Town Hall4.4 miPoliceGreenwood Police Department4.4 miFire stationCaddo Fire District 3 Station 41.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeShreveport Community College5.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportShreveport Regional Airport SHV6.6 miInterstateI-203.4 miUS highwayUS 793.1 miAmtrakMarshall, TX MHL26 miCoachShreveport LA - SporTran Intermodal Terminal (SHR)Greyhound9.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71120 ZIP area.
