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Local servicesHospitalAMG Specialty Hospital Baton Rouge7.8 miPost officeWalker Post Office5.5 miTown hallWalker City Hall5.5 miPoliceWalker Police Department5.5 miFire stationLivingston Parish Fire Protection District 4 Station 23.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 middleMiddleNorth Corbin Junior High School1.2 miElementaryNorth Corbin Elementary School1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaton Rouge Metropolitan Airport BTR20 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY51 miInterstateI-125.9 miUS highwayUS 1903.9 miAmtrakHammond, LA HMD22 miCoachBaton Rouge Park & RideGreyhound21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD

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State or areaLouisiana
ZIP code70785
Telephone code225
Time zoneCentral Time (CST/CDT)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 8 min6:01 am – 8:08 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 10 min6:56 am – 5:06 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People23,921 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 36.88,642 householdsMedian household income $89,103Median home value $245,000Median rent $1,041 a month84% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,140 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate61% of adults are in the labour force, 10,803 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, construction 12%, professional and business services 10%Average commute 30 minutes87% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 92°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 62°F, lows 42°F62 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month JuneSnow is rare96 days above 90°F, 18 nights below freezing in a typical yearJanuary: 62° / 42°FJFebruary: 67° / 45°FFMarch: 73° / 51°FMApril: 79° / 57°FAMay: 86° / 65°FMJune: 91° / 72°FJJuly: 92° / 74°FJAugust: 92° / 73°FASeptember: 89° / 69°FSOctober: 81° / 58°FONovember: 71° / 48°FNDecember: 64° / 43°FD100°40°Source: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Baton Rouge Ryan Ap station, 20 mi away
Parks and public landsSidney Hutchinson Parkpark · 4.3 mi · 57 acresNorth Parkrecreation area · 7.0 mi · 117 acresHolden I-12 Rest Areastate recreation area · 10.7 miTickfaw Riverstate conservation land · 11.9 mi · 504 acresTickfaw State Parkstate park · 14.7 mi · 1,234 acresWaddill Wildlife Refugestate conservation land · 13.1 mi · 244 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Aug 201018 mi away, near Clinton, LouisianaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Aug 201018 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighLivingston Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality62% of days had good air in 2025225 of 363 days measured138 moderate daysMedian index 45, worst day 90main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Livingston County monitors, LA
Internet at home95% of households have a broadband subscription81% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Walker Water Systemserves 15,813 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation59 ft18 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program





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