Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 18 min5:57 am – 8:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 0 min7:03 am – 5:03 pm
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People503 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.4240 householdsMedian household income $37,84193% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $199 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting15.8% unemployment rate60% of adults are in the labour force, 234 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 28%, wholesale trade 22%, education and health care 12%Average commute 10 minutes100% drive aloneSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages8% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 54°F, lows 36°F59 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month April1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days79 days above 90°F, 34 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lake Providence station, 12 mi away
Parks and public landsShipland Wmastate conservation land · 8.5 mi · 4,101 acresBayou Macon Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.6 mi · 7,080 acresTensas River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 21.6 mi · 77,852 acresDelta National Forestnational forest · 23.5 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 201942 mi away, near Hollandale, MississippiMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 8 Jan 201942 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, 52 mi away
Internet at home81% of households have a broadband subscription49% have cable, fibre or DSL18% rely on a mobile data plan alone15% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterEast Carroll Ws Southserves 1,071 people from ground water purchased6 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation85 ft26 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEast Carroll Parish Hospital11.8 miPost officeTransylvania Post Office3.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeLouisiana Delta Commumity College Lake Providence Campus11.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMonroe Regional Airport MLU48 miInterstateI-2016 miUS highwayUS 655.6 miAmtrakYazoo City, MS YAZ50 miCoachRolling ForkDelta Bus Lines Inc.28 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71286 ZIP area.
