Local servicesHospitalAlexandria Veterans Affairs Medical Center18.6 miPost officeDry Prong Post Office3.4 miTown hallDry Prong Town Hall3.4 miPoliceColfax Police Department8.4 miFire stationGrant Parish Fire District 33.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAlexandria International Airport AEX19 miInterstateI-4915 miUS highwayUS 1673.4 miCoachBoyce River RdGreyhound16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 13 min6:05 am – 8:18 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 5 min7:05 am – 5:11 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 89°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 56°F, lows 39°F61 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month DecemberSnow is rare73 days above 90°F, 16 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Boyce 3 Wnw station, 16 mi away
Parks and public landsKisatchie National Forestnational forest · within reach · 607,483 acresLittle River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.0 mi · 4,844 acresBayou Beouf Purchase Unitnational forest · 22.2 mi · 995 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowGrant Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsStrong wind Relatively ModerateHeat wave Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality62% of days had good air in 2025227 of 365 days measured138 moderate daysMedian index 45, worst day 80main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Ouachita County, LA, 66 mi away
Drinking waterSouth Grant Water Corporationserves 5,289 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation197 ft60 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
