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Fort Johnson SouthLA

A town in Louisiana.

Land area
6 sq mi

Is Fort Johnson South a good place to live?

Fort Johnson South’s January low is 39°F, below Louisiana’s towns (42°F) but above U.S. towns (22°F). We don’t grade Fort Johnson South yet; the figures below are still real.

Getting set up

Moving to Fort Johnson South: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Fort Johnson South, and how to reach them.

PowerSWEPCO13.8¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterFort Polk South Water SystemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet1 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
SchoolsVernon Parish School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Louisiana you can register online until 20 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereVernon Parish Registrar of VotersVernon Parish; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code7145971459 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Fort Johnson South.

93°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter41–62°
Spring55–78°
Summer71–92°
Fall56–79°
Nov 9
typical first frost
Mar 20
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
93°
typical summer high
Full pageFort Johnson South’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 92°, January lows 39°Rain & snow60″ of rain a year · Snow is almost unheard ofHeating & coolingBoth heating and coolingThen and now+0.8° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Schools

The schools Fort Johnson South’s kids attend

Its one school is below. Public schools: the Vernon Parish school district. Fort Johnson South’s only public school teaches 127 students.

SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
North Early Childhood CenterLargest public school before high schoolGrades PKGrades PK127–
Full pageFort Johnson South’s schools pageOpen the page
The districtsVernon ParishVs. the neighbors1 bordering townEvery school1 school · North Early Childhood CenterQuestions“Are Fort Johnson South’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts

Natural hazards

Fort Johnson South faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by tornadoes

FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in Fort Johnson South than in 58% of U.S. communities. 30% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from tornadoes, followed by inland flooding at 25%.

58risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
58Moderate riskLowerHigher
TornadoesInland floodingHurricanes
Full pageFort Johnson South’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesModerate riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters28 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready0 events a year, on average · Ready for tornadoes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Outdoors

0% of Fort Johnson South is conserved land

Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 2.0 miles. Parks and preserves in Fort Johnson South: one, of 4 acres. Its density of trails is 0.3 miles per square mile.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 3,927 acres
2.0 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Warrior Memorial Park—4
Full pageFort Johnson South’s outdoors pageOpen the page
Trail map2.0 miles of trail, mappedPick a walk4 acres · Warrior Memorial ParkConserved land0% conserved · 0 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in Fort Johnson South?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Fort Johnson South

13pages on Fort Johnson South
The big questions
Schools1 schoolNatural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 58% of U.S. communities · tornadoes
Out and about
Outdoors2 mi of trails · 0% conserved landPlacesAttractions11 nearby · Fort Polk 8 miLibraryVernon Parish LibraryColleges
The story
Climate93° summer highs
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Fort Johnson South; the nearest are

Louisiana State University-AlexandriaUniversity or college · Public · Alexandria48.2 mi$7,050 in-state tuitionCentral Louisiana Technical Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Alexandria48.8 mi$4,099 in-state tuition

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Fort Johnson South

Census-designated place in Louisiana, United States

Fort Johnson South is a census-designated place (CDP) in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 11,000 at the 2000 census. Fort Johnson South is the larger principal city of the Fort Johnson South-DeRidder CSA, a Combined Statistical Area that includes the Fort Johnson South (Vernon Parish) and DeRidder (Beauregard Parish) micropolitan areas, which had a combined population of 85,517 at the 2000 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
6.2 sq mi
Elevation
318 ft

Fort Johnson South’s neighbors

One town shares a border with Fort Johnson South.

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How the neighbors grade
TownLA rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Fort Johnson South——————
Leesville#79CB+—AD−

Leesville reports no FBI crime data of its own. Fort Johnson South isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Fort Johnson South with a neighbor →

Questions about Fort Johnson South

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Fort Johnson South, LA a good place to live?

We don’t grade Fort Johnson South yet; the figures below are still real. A town in Louisiana.