Sun, Louisiana

Back to Sun, LA housing info, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, LA smaller cities, LA small cities, All Cities.   Submit your own pictures of this village and show them to the World General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... St. Tammany Parish Population in July 2008: 472. Population change since 2000: +0.2%   Males: 234   (49.7%) Females: 238   (50.3%) Median resident age:   40.6 years Louisiana median age:   34.0 years Zip codes: 70463. Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,248 (it was $25,833 in 2000) Sun:   $32,248 Louisiana:   $40,926 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $15,398 Sun:   $15,398 Louisiana:   $21,934 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $88,936 (it was $50,300 in 2000) Sun:   $88,936 Louisiana:   $126,800 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $104,582; Detached houses: $153,421; Townhouses or other attached units: $85,860; Mobile homes: $22,428 Sun, LA residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Sun: White Non-Hispanic (85.6%) Black (11.5%) Two or more races (1.7%) American Indian (1.1%) 2008 cost of living index in Sun: 80.4 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Sun, Louisiana on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Sun is mentioned 91 times on our forum: Gustav news here  (152 replies) Relocating to Shreveport/Bossier City...some heads-up?  (129 replies) Why I hate Mardi Gras  (36 replies) New Orleans Restaurants  (23 replies) Louisiana songs  (36 replies) Please look at this about shreveport!!!  (70 replies) Latest news from Sun, LA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: French (14.0%), Irish (11.3%), English (9.6%), Italian (5.9%), United States (5.3%), German (3.8%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Elevation: 68 feet Land area: 4.32 square miles. Population density: 109 people per square mile   (very low).

Latitude: 30.65 N, Longitude: 89.90 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 985

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Average climate in Sun, Louisiana

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Sun-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Louisiana state average. It is 144% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/20/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 23.4 miles away from the Sun village center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 12/6/1983, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 50.2 miles away from the village center injured 25 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Sun-area historical earthquake activity is below Louisiana state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/20/2005 at 00:52:20, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 55.3 miles away from Sun center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Political contributions by individuals in Sun, LA

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Churches in Sun include: First Baptist Church of Sun (A), Jerusalem Church (B), Zion Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Sun Cemetery (1), Rogers Cemetery (2), Mizell Cemetery (3), Walker Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This village:	2.4 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	69.9%
Whole state:	69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	6.2%
Whole state:	5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 0.5% of all households

This village:	20.8%
Whole state:	19.6%

This village:	12.7%
Whole state:	9.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sun, LA

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15.14% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,761 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	15.14%
Louisiana average:	8.89%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($165 average AGI)

St. Tammany Parish:	0.07%
Louisiana average:	0.11%

from St. Bernard Parish, LA	4.82% ($44,548 average AGI)
from Orleans Parish, LA	3.13% ($42,675)
from Jefferson Parish, LA	2.13% ($49,193)

13.55% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($47,474 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	13.55%
Louisiana average:	13.45%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($268 average AGI)

St. Tammany Parish:	0.08%
Louisiana average:	0.07%

to Jefferson Parish, LA	0.79% ($39,228 average AGI)
to Tangipahoa Parish, LA	0.65% ($30,916)
to Harris County, TX	0.61% ($61,272)

• 84039 Highway 21, Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 127.4 m, Call Sign: KNKA224
  Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
  Grant Date: 10/15/2003, Expiration Date: 10/01/2013, Certifier: David C Jatlow
  Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 11760 Us Highway 1, North Palm Beach, FL 33408, Phone: (202) 255-1679, Fax: (561) 279-2097, Email:

• Edward G Roach, 3127 Cooper Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 70.1 m, Overall height: 71.6 m
  Registrant: Sba Towers Inc., 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
• MUAYYAD MUSTAFA, 84039 Highway 21, Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 128 m
  Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:

• Hwy 21, Call Sign: KRX465
  Assigned Frequencies : 154.190 MHz
  Grant Date: 12/07/1995, Expiration Date: 01/29/2001, Cancelation Date: 04/01/2001
  Registrant: Saint Tammany, Parish Of, Covington, LA 70434, Phone: (504) 893-4978

• Call Sign: KA5PAD, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01221001
  Grant Date: 03/23/1998, Expiration Date: 03/23/2008
  Registrant: Donald J Keretz, Sun, LA 70463
• Call Sign: KB5PTP, Previous Call Sign:
  Grant Date: 05/28/1991, Expiration Date: 05/28/2001, Cancelation Date: 05/29/2003
  Registrant: Jack Sumpter, Sun, LA 70463
• Call Sign: KB5QCN, Previous Call Sign:
  Grant Date: 07/16/1991, Expiration Date: 07/16/2001, Cancelation Date: 07/18/2003
  Registrant: Nolan E Lee, Sun, LA 70463
• Call Sign: KC5FPO, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00779006
  Grant Date: 12/09/2003, Expiration Date: 03/08/2014
  Registrant: Elizabeth L Keretz, Sun, LA 70463
• Call Sign: N5PSB, Previous Call Sign: KB5JTX, Licensee ID: L00154358
  Grant Date: 09/21/1999, Expiration Date: 12/12/2009
  Registrant: Steven R Billingsley, Marcus Rd, Sun, LA 70463

• Aircraft: CESSNA 337A (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 142 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 6286F , Serial Number: 337-0286, Year manufactured: 1965, Airworthiness Date: 12/23/1965
  Registrant (Individual): Richard W Kitchens, Po Box 805, Sun, LA 70463

• Fire: 3