Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 8 min6:07 am – 8:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 9 min7:02 am – 5:12 pm
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People19,320 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 37.47,651 householdsMedian household income $40,129Median home value $147,000Median rent $713 a month65% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $380 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting10.6% unemployment rate51% of adults are in the labour force, 6,836 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, retail 14%, farming, forestry and mining 8%Average commute 32 minutes81% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 4% walk or cycle, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages16% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher74% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 86%, French or Haitian Creole 13%, Spanish 1%2% 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 60°F, lows 40°F58 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare111 days above 90°F, 19 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Eunice station, 17 mi away
Nearby landmarksMillers Lakelake · under a mileLahaye Lakelake · 4.4 miSouth Louisiana Community College CB Coreil Campuscollege · 5.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsChicot State Park District IIstate park · 5.0 mi · 6,315 acresChief Romeo Hargrove City Parkpark · 4.5 miNorthside Parkpark · 4.9 miAcadiana Conservation Corridorstate conservation land · 10.8 mi · 2,145 acresMarsh Bayou Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 14.2 mi · 672 acresLake Ophelia National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 18.2 mi · 731 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 quality66% of days had good air in 2025238 of 362 days measured124 moderate daysMedian index 45, worst day 79main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Lafayette County, LA, 40 mi away
Internet at home78% of households have a broadband subscription49% have cable, fibre or DSL24% rely on a mobile data plan alone17% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Ville Platte Water Systemserves 6,590 people from ground water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Mar 2026: groundwater treatment, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation70 ft21 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMercy Regional Medical Center6.2 miPost officePine Prairie Post Office5.5 miTown hallPine Prairie Village Hall5.3 miPoliceEvangeline Parish Sheriff's Office5.3 miFire stationVidrine Volunteer Fire Department Mamou Fire District 13.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSouth Louisiana Community College CB Coreil Campus5.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLafayette Regional Airport LFT42 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY135 miInterstateI-4910 miUS highwayUS 1672.8 miAmtrakLafayette, LA LFT40 miCoachOpelousas TexacoGreyhound21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 70586 ZIP area.
