Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 20 min6:02 am – 8:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 59 min7:09 am – 5:07 pm
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People1,263 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.4614 householdsMedian household income $26,686Median home value $80,20059% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $417 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting11.3% unemployment rate57% of adults are in the labour force, 547 employedMain industries: retail 37%, education and health care 15%, farming, forestry and mining 14%Average commute 25 minutes91% drive alone, 2% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages4% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher83% finished high school, 1% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 90%, Spanish 8%, French or Haitian Creole 2%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 93°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 56°F, lows 36°F58 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month January1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days81 days above 90°F, 39 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Farmerville station, 14 mi away
Nearby landmarksTerral Lakelake · 3.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCorney Bayoustate conservation land · 5.4 mi · 1,001 acresHuey P Long Border Marker Parkstate park · 11.4 miNew Lake D'arbonne State Parkstate park · 11.5 mi · 659 acresOld Lake D'arbonne State Parkstate park · 14.1 mi · 90 acresMiddle Fork Of Bayou D'arbonnestate conservation land · 13.2 mi · 850 acresFelsenthal National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 21.3 mi · 75,260 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.2 on 10 Jun 19949 mi away, near Junction City, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 May 200725 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowUnion Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively 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, 39 mi away
Internet at home47% of households have a broadband subscription13% have cable, fibre or DSL22% rely on a mobile data plan alone44% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Farmerville Water Systemserves 5,352 people from ground water24 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 in the county
Elevation162 ft49 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalReeves Memorial Medical Center10.3 miPost officeSpearsville Post Office3.2 miTown hallSpearsville Town Hall3.1 miFire stationSpearsville Volunteer Fire Department3.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeLouisiana Delta Community College14.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSouth Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin Field ELD25 miInterstateI-2028 miUS highwayUS 1676.2 miCoachRuston (Tech Mart)Greyhound30 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71277 ZIP area.
