Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 21 min5:45 am – 8:06 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 57 min6:53 am – 4:51 pm
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People2,104 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 52.9933 householdsMedian household income $24,831Median home value $85,000Median rent $1,116 a month61% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $896 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate36% of adults are in the labour force, 619 employedMain industries: manufacturing 35%, other services 17%, retail 10%Average commute 28 minutes93% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 2% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages7% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher66% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, German or Dutch 1%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 91°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 54°F, lows 33°F57 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month AprilSnow is rare75 days above 90°F, 58 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Macon 3n station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksCarpenters Lakelake · 6.7 miHoward Lakelake · 8.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBlack Prairie Wmastate conservation land · 5.6 mi · 5,437 acresPrivatestate conservation land · 7.2 mi · 133 acresBlack Prairie Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.0 mi · 307 acresSam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 10.2 mi · 48,330 acresCedar Creek Parkpark · 8.8 miGillespie Parkpark · 8.9 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 20 Nov 201440 mi away, near Union, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 30 Jun 201535 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowNoxubee County, MS, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025284 of 364 days measured80 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 90main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Sumter County, AL, 49 mi away
Internet at home59% of households have a broadband subscription22% have cable, fibre or DSL34% rely on a mobile data plan alone40% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Brooksvilleserves 2,816 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
Elevation286 ft87 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNoxubee General Hospital8.1 miPost officeBrooksville Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBrooksville City Hallunder a milePoliceMacon Police Department9.1 miFire stationBrooksville Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGolden Triangle Regional Airport GTR15 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM108 miUS highwayUS 45under a mileAmtrakUnion Station MEI61 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39739 ZIP area.
