Local servicesHospitalHardtner Medical Center4.5 miPost officeTullos Post Office3.0 miTown hallUrania Town Hall3.4 miPoliceOlla Police Department7.3 miFire stationTullos Volunteer Fire Department3.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAlexandria International Airport AEX39 miInterstateI-4937 miUS highwayUS 842.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71479 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71479 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 14 min6:04 am – 8:18 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 4 min7:05 am – 5:09 pm
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People510 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 31.2155 householdsMedian household income $55,990Median home value $104,000Median rent $438 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $199 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting26.9% unemployment rate65% of adults are in the labour force, 185 employedMain industries: construction 30%, education and health care 27%, wholesale trade 9%Average commute 33 minutes51% drive alone, 39% car-pool, 7% walk or cycle, 2% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages11% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher66% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 92°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 57°F, lows 36°F60 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month December1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days83 days above 90°F, 42 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jena station, 18 mi away
Parks and public landsHwy 165 Roadside Parkstate park · 11.0 miLittle River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.6 mi · 4,844 acresKisatchie National Forestnational forest · 14.9 mi · 607,483 acresCatahoula National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 23.8 mi · 25,238 acresCaney Creek Lake State Parkstate park · 28.6 mi · 312 acresBayou Beouf Purchase Unitnational forest · 42.6 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 Very LowLaSalle Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively LowHeat wave Relatively LowSource: 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, 45 mi away
Internet at home80% of households have a broadband subscription33% have cable, fibre or DSL34% rely on a mobile data plan alone20% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterVillage of Tullos Water Systemserves 792 people from ground water36 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level4 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation80 ft24 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
