Local servicesHospitalAvoyelles Hospital10.8 miPost officeEcho Post Officeunder a mileTown hallHessmer Village Hall8.1 miPoliceHessmer Police Department8.1 miFire stationEcho - Poland Volunteer Fire Department Station 13.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeLouisiana State University of Alexandria11.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAlexandria International Airport AEX23 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY141 miInterstateI-499.3 miUS highwayUS 717.4 miAmtrakLafayette, LA LFT63 miCoachBoyce River RdGreyhound27 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71330 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71330 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 10 min6:05 am – 8:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 8 min7:03 am – 5:10 pm
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People49 residentsin the ZIP code area25 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
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, 11 mi away
Parks and public landsGrand Cote National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 4.0 mi · 5,927 acresElbow Slough Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.6 mi · 173 acresLake Ophelia National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 10.0 mi · 731 acresMarksville State Historic Sitestate historic site · 11.4 miFort Derussy State Historic Sitestate historic site · 11.6 mi · 71 acresAlexander State Forest Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.9 mi · 8,532 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 ModerateRapides Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighDrought Relatively HighIce storm 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, Rapides County monitors, LA
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription0% have cable, fibre or DSL100% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterPoland Water Associationserves 1,044 people from ground water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation63 ft19 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
