Local servicesHospitalMadison Parish Hospital12.4 miPost officeSondheimer Post Office2.4 miFire stationEagle Lake Volunteer Fire Department Substation7.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeLouisiana Delta Community College Tallulah Campus13.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMonroe Regional Airport MLU51 miInterstateI-2013 miUS highwayUS 651.4 miAmtrakYazoo City, MS YAZ47 miCoachRolling ForkDelta Bus Lines Inc.29 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 18 min5:57 am – 8:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 1 min7:02 am – 5:03 pm
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People135 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 59.763 householdsMedian household income $83,750Median home value $91,500100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages20% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 91%, French or Haitian Creole 9%5% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 95°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 60°F, lows 38°F58 in of rain a year, on about 71 dayswettest month AprilSnow is rare82 days above 90°F, 34 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Tallulah station, 13 mi away
Parks and public landsShipland Wmastate conservation land · 11.3 mi · 4,101 acresMahannah Wmastate conservation land · 12.4 mi · 11,396 acresTensas River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 19.1 mi · 77,852 acresDelta National Forestnational forest · 21.6 mi · 61,472 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 8 Jan 201945 mi away, near Hollandale, MississippiMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 8 Jan 201945 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowEast Carroll Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality46% of days had good air in 2025167 of 365 days measured198 moderate daysMedian index 52, worst day 84main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Hinds County, MS, 46 mi away
Internet at home89% of households have a broadband subscription10% have cable, fibre or DSL59% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Lake Providence Water Systemserves 5,850 people from ground water13 health-based violations since 2021latest Feb 2026: groundwater treatment, treatment technique6 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation89 ft27 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
