Local servicesHospitalByrd Regional Hospital9.6 miPost officeSlagle Post Officeunder a mileTown hallSimpson Town Hall7.7 miPoliceSimpson Police Department7.7 miFire stationSlagle Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAlexandria International Airport AEX35 miInterstateI-4925 miUS highwayUS 1718.8 miAmtrakLake Charles, LA LCH67 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71475 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71475 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 11 min6:09 am – 8:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 7 min7:07 am – 5:14 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 94°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 60°F, lows 37°F59 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month DecemberSnow is rare95 days above 90°F, 39 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Leesville station, 8 mi away; snow from Leesville 6 Ssw
Nearby landmarksSlagle Lake (historical)lake · under a mileArmor Lakelake · 4.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWalnut Hill Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.2 mi · 606 acresWlf - Lake Anacoco / Lake Vernonstate recreation area · 11.0 mi · 22,731 acresCalcasieu Riverstate conservation land · 11.9 mi · 9,174 acresKisatchie National Forestnational forest · 15.4 mi · 607,483 acresSouth Toledo Bend State Parkstate park · 25.6 mi · 1,193 acresBayou Beouf Purchase Unitnational forest · 31.8 mi · 995 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 LowVernon Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality62% of days had good air in 2025227 of 365 days measured135 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 47, worst day 108main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Calcasieu County, LA, 69 mi away
Drinking waterEast Central Vernon Water Systemserves 6,363 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation258 ft79 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
