Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 26 min5:44 am – 8:11 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 52 min6:58 am – 4:50 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 31°F61 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month DecemberSnow is rare52 days above 90°F, 63 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Pontotoc Exp Stn station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksPontotoc Lakelake · 4.3 miYocona Lakelake · 7.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPontotoc City Park Caretakerpark · 4.3 miTrace State Parkstate park · 8.6 mi · 2,141 acresTupelo National Battlefieldhistoric site · 17.8 miHolly Springs National Forestnational forest · 22.0 mi · 156,210 acresTombigbee State Parkstate park · 23.3 mi · 525 acresTombigbee National Forestnational forest · 37.7 mi · 67,449 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 4 Nov 197716 mi away, near Bruce, MississippiMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 10 May 200817 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPontotoc County, MS, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsTornado Relatively ModerateCold wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality97% of days had good air in 2025342 of 354 days measured12 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 80main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Yalobusha County, MS, 40 mi away
Drinking waterAlgoma Water Associationserves 6,879 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique6 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation409 ft125 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNorth Mississippi Medical Center - Pontotoc5.3 miPost officeAlgoma Post Officeunder a mileTown hallAlgoma Town Hallunder a milePolicePontotoc Police Department5.5 miFire stationAlgoma Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTupelo Regional Airport TUP16 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM81 miInterstateI-2216 miUS highwayUS 2787.8 miAmtrakMarks, MS MKS71 miCoachTupelo Brothers Quick StopGreyhound20 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 38820 ZIP area.
