Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 19 min5:56 am – 8:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 59 min7:02 am – 5:01 pm
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People337 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.4109 householdsMedian home value $51,40072% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $452 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.9% unemployment rate39% of adults are in the labour force, 109 employedMain industries: other services 35%, hospitality, food and recreation 16%, farming, forestry and mining 7%Average commute 20 minutes99% drive aloneSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages14% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher75% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%, Spanish 1%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 93°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 37°F55 in of rain a year, on about 68 dayswettest month AprilSnow is rare97 days above 90°F, 42 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rolling Fork station, 7 mi away
Parks and public landsDelta National Forestnational forest · 4.4 mi · 61,472 acresHoward Miller Wmastate conservation land · 3.2 mi · 1,961 acresHoward Miller Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.2 mi · 495 acresTwin Oaks Wmastate conservation land · 3.4 mi · 5,083 acresTwin Oaks Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.0 mi · 655 acresShipland Wmastate conservation land · 10.4 mi · 4,101 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 8 Jan 201928 mi away, near Hollandale, MississippiMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 8 Jan 201928 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowSharkey County, MS, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively LowSource: 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, 46 mi away
Internet at home43% of households have a broadband subscription14% have cable, fibre or DSL24% rely on a mobile data plan alone29% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Caryserves 591 people from ground water3 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique48 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation102 ft31 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEast Carroll Parish Hospital13.8 miPost officeCary Post Officeunder a mileTown hallCary Town Hallunder a milePoliceRolling Fork Police Department8.3 miFire stationCary Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeLouisiana Delta Commumity College Lake Providence Campus14.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMid Delta Regional Airport GLH47 miInterstateI-2032 miUS highwayUS 61under a mileAmtrakYazoo City, MS YAZ30 miCoachRolling ForkDelta Bus Lines Inc.9.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39054 ZIP area.
