Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 13 min6:07 am – 8:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 5 min7:07 am – 5:12 pm
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People69 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 29.226 householdsMedian home value $321,90096% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 96°F, lows 75°FColdest month January: highs 60°F, lows 39°F56 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month MarchSnow is rare98 days above 90°F, 29 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Natchitoches station, 16 mi away
Parks and public landsKisatchie National Forestnational forest · within reach · 607,483 acresCane River Creole National Historical Parkhistoric site · 3.9 mi · 63 acresFort St Jean Baptist State Historic Sitestate historic site · 14.3 miRed River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 16.3 mi · 15,107 acresBayou Beouf Purchase Unitnational forest · 30.3 mi · 995 acresSabine National Forestnational forest · 45.9 mi · 161,158 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.9 on 5 Mar 202643 mi away, 2026 Red River Parish, LouisianaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 21 Aug 202639 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowNatchitoches Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 202587 of 118 days measured31 moderate daysMedian index 37, worst day 67main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Rapides County, LA, 36 mi away
Internet at home50% of households have a broadband subscription42% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone42% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Natchitoches Water Systemserves 27,693 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation101 ft31 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalLouisiana Extended Care Hospital of Natchitoches14.1 miPost officeCloutierville Post Office3.7 miTown hallMontgomery Town Hall6.6 miPoliceMontgomery Police Department6.6 miFire stationNatchitoches Fire Protection District 13.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeNorthwestern State University of Louisiana14.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAlexandria International Airport AEX29 miInterstateI-492.8 miUS highwayUS 716.4 miCoachNatchitoches (Bayou Soul)Greyhound15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71452 ZIP area.
