Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 5 min6:09 am – 8:14 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 12 min7:02 am – 5:14 pm
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People2,699 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 33.4849 householdsMedian household income $71,563Median home value $86,100Median rent $485 a month73% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $234 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate63% of adults are in the labour force, 1,235 employedMain industries: education and health care 29%, retail 11%, farming, forestry and mining 10%Average commute 36 minutes88% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages10% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher84% finished high school, 1% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 92%, French or Haitian Creole 8%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 91°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 60°F, lows 42°F64 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month AugustSnow is rare73 days above 90°F, 15 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jennings station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksSouth Louisiana Community College Acadian Campuscollege · 8.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsI-10 Rest Areastate recreation area · 8.9 mi · 96 acresBronco Fieldsrecreation area · 8.9 miPeters Street Playgroundpark · 9.8 miLacassine National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 21.5 mi · 33,255 acresPalmetto Island State Parkstate park · 28.6 mi · 1,290 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 ModerateAcadia Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Relatively HighDrought 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, 27 mi away
Internet at home87% of households have a broadband subscription45% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterVillage of Morse Water Systemserves 1,065 people from ground water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation12 ft4 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAcadia General Hospital10.5 miPost officeMorse Post Office1.2 miTown hallEstherwood City Hall3.9 miPoliceMermentau Police Department5.5 miFire stationAcadia Parish Fire District 51.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryMorse Elementary School1.0 miCollegeSouth Louisiana Community College Acadian Campus8.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLafayette Regional Airport LFT31 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY135 miInterstateI-106.5 miUS highwayW US Hwy 902.8 miAmtrakLafayette, LA LFT30 miCoachLafayette LaFlixBus29 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 70559 ZIP area.
