Local servicesHospitalMerit Health Rankin10.2 miPost officeBrandon Post Office8.8 miTown hallBrandon City Hall8.9 miPoliceRankin County Sheriff's Office7.5 miFire stationShell Road Volunteer Fire Department3.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeHinds Community College Rankin Campus12.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport JAN13 miInterstateI-205.7 miUS highwayUS 806.2 miAmtrakJackson, MS JAN19 miCoachJacksonDelta Bus Lines Inc.19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 16 min5:53 am – 8:09 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 2 min6:56 am – 4:58 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 92°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 57°F, lows 37°F57 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month April1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days85 days above 90°F, 40 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jackson Intl Ap station, 14 mi away
Parks and public landsShiloh Parkpark · 6.0 mi · 101 acresBill Vance Parkpark · 7.2 miBienville National Forestnational forest · 13.5 mi · 180,227 acresRoosevelt State Parkstate park · 14.8 mi · 606 acresLefleur's Bluff State Parkstate park · 16.9 mi · 491 acresLakeland Youth Baseball Fieldstate recreation area · 17.6 miSource: 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 3.2 on 29 Jun 201527 mi away, near Canton, MississippiMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Mar 202522 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateRankin County, MS, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHail Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighLightning 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, 34 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Brandonserves 31,852 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation426 ft130 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
