Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 19 min5:53 am – 8:12 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 59 min6:59 am – 4:58 pm
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People1,981 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.3911 householdsMedian household income $60,175Median home value $145,000Median rent $1,301 a month87% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $997 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting7.4% unemployment rate68% of adults are in the labour force, 948 employedMain industries: information 19%, manufacturing 18%, education and health care 13%Average commute 31 minutes80% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 11% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages23% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher86% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 95°F, lows 74°FColdest month January: highs 58°F, lows 39°F60 in of rain a year, on about 71 dayswettest month AprilSnow is rare90 days above 90°F, 36 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Yazoo City 5 Nne station, 11 mi away
Nearby landmarksPickett Lakelake · 9.1 miCat Lakelake · 9.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHillside National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 14.0 mi · 15,484 acresPanther Swamp National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 15.8 mi · 33,156 acresHolmes County State Parkstate park · 22.8 mi · 544 acresDelta National Forestnational forest · 25.6 mi · 61,472 acresMorgan Brake National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 26.2 mi · 7,569 acresTheodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 27.8 mi · 6,178 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 8 Jan 201949 mi away, near Hollandale, MississippiMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 8 Jan 201949 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowYazoo County, MS, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality46% of days had good air in 2025167 of 365 days measured198 moderate daysMedian index 52, worst day 84main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Hinds County, MS, 40 mi away
Internet at home78% of households have a broadband subscription33% have cable, fibre or DSL22% rely on a mobile data plan alone18% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMidway W/a #3serves 739 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2021: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant level5 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation285 ft87 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBaptist Memorial Hospital - Yazoo10.6 miPost officeBenton Post Office2.0 miFire stationBenton Volunteer Fire Department1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport JAN36 miInterstateI-559.9 miUS highwayUS 498.3 miAmtrakYazoo City, MS YAZ11 miCoachYazoo CityDelta Bus Lines Inc.9.4 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39039 ZIP area.
