Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 9 min6:06 am – 8:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 9 min7:03 am – 5:12 pm
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People293 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 27.697 householdsMedian home value $132,500Median rent $918 a month71% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.8% unemployment rate56% of adults are in the labour force, 97 employedMain industries: retail 24%, construction 19%, transport, warehousing and utilities 18%Average commute 47 minutes71% drive alone, 20% car-pool, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages9% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher80% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, French or Haitian Creole 4%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 93°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 60°F, lows 39°F62 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare91 days above 90°F, 20 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bunkie station, 15 mi away
Parks and public landsChicot State Park District IIstate park · 7.7 mi · 6,315 acresLake Ophelia National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 8.1 mi · 731 acresMarsh Bayou Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.3 mi · 672 acresAcadiana Conservation Corridorstate conservation land · 10.5 mi · 2,145 acresGrand Cote National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 20.4 mi · 5,927 acresBayou Beouf Purchase Unitnational forest · 27.6 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 Relatively LowEvangeline Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025342 of 365 days measured23 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Pointe Coupee County, LA, 49 mi away
Internet at home80% of households have a broadband subscription61% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone20% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterVillage of Turkey Creek Water Systemserves 5,289 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation117 ft36 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalOakdale Community Hospital14.6 miPost officeTurkey Creek Post Officeunder a mileTown hallTurkey Creek Town Hallunder a milePolicePine Prairie Police Department7.0 miFire stationEvangeline Parish Ward 5 Fire Protection Districtunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSouth Louisiana Community College CB Coreil Campus14.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAlexandria International Airport AEX32 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY142 miInterstateI-499.3 miUS highwayUS 167under a mileAmtrakLafayette, LA LFT51 miCoachOpelousas TexacoGreyhound29 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 70585 ZIP area.
