Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 13 min5:57 am – 8:10 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 5 min6:57 am – 5:02 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 90°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 57°F, lows 36°F62 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare69 days above 90°F, 47 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Brookhaven City station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksSmith Lakelake · 5.3 miClarks Lakelake · 6.7 miCopiah - Lincoln Community College - Wesson Campuscollege · 9.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsExchange Parkpark · 1.8 miBrookhaven City Parkpark · 1.8 miLake Lincoln State Parkstate park · 10.6 mi · 377 acresHomochitto National Forestnational forest · 20.0 mi · 191,846 acresHomochitto Purchase Unitnational forest · 22.6 mi · 66 acresPercy Quinn State Parkstate park · 25.8 mi · 1,224 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowLincoln County, MS, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHeat wave Relatively ModerateTornado Relatively ModerateSource: 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, 48 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Brookhavenserves 12,513 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation465 ft142 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalKing's Daughters Medical Center1.7 miPost officeWest Brookhaven Post Office1.0 miTown hallBrookhaven City Hall2.1 miPoliceBrookhaven Police Department1.1 miFire stationBrookhaven Fire Department Central Station1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherSchoolBrookhaven Academy1.0 miElementaryBrookhaven Elementary School1.7 miMiddleLipsey Middle School1.8 miCollegeCopiah - Lincoln Community College - Wesson Campus9.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport JAN56 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY110 miInterstateI-55under a mileUS highwayUS 511.2 miAmtrakBrookhaven, MS BRH2.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39603 ZIP area.
