Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 8 min5:56 am – 8:04 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 10 min6:51 am – 5:01 pm
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People18,737 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.77,344 householdsMedian household income $73,571Median home value $208,000Median rent $900 a month88% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,329 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.0% unemployment rate61% of adults are in the labour force, 8,504 employedMain industries: education and health care 25%, retail 13%, professional and business services 12%Average commute 36 minutes77% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages22% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, other Indo-European languages 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 62°F, lows 38°F67 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month JuneSnow is rare71 days above 90°F, 31 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Picayune station, 9 mi away
Parks and public landsBogue Chitto National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 7.3 mi · 7,316 acresSnyder Parkpark · 9.4 miTheodore A. Mars, Jr. Memorial Wildlife Refugestate conservation land · 10.6 mi · 897 acresHolmes Bayoustate conservation land · 13.6 mi · 61 acresDe Soto National Forestnational forest · 34.2 mi · 532,432 acresRed Creek Purchase Unitnational forest · 39.4 mi · 1,035 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 ModeratePearl River County, MS, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality70% of days had good air in 2025256 of 365 days measured109 moderate daysMedian index 43, worst day 84main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Hancock County, MS, 21 mi away
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription72% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCenter W/a-caesar Systemserves 6,455 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation178 ft54 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHighland Community Hospital7.3 miPost officeMcNeill Post Office1.4 miTown hallPicayune City Hall9.0 miPolicePicayune Police Department9.2 miFire stationMcNeill Volunteer Fire Department1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryPearl River Elementary School1.1 miCollegeNorthshore Technical Community College Sullivan Campus13.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGulfport Biloxi International Airport GPT39 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY58 miInterstateI-594.1 miUS highwayUS 111.1 miAmtrakPicayune, MS PIC9.2 miCoachSlidell Fremaux Quick StopGreyhound27 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39426 ZIP area.
