Is New Iberia safe? United States travel risk
Is New Iberia safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026
New Iberia scores 34/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
New Iberia scores 34/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to New Iberia: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: security (35/100) and crime and scams (47/100).
A score of 34 is higher than 25% of the cities we score.
Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Found at 30.0049° N, 91.8202° W within Louisiana, New Iberia is situated 1,676.1 km NE of Washington at an altitude of 5 m.
Louisiana
30.0049° N, 91.8202° W
5 m
America/Chicago
27,926
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
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Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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