Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 11 min5:56 am – 8:07 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 7 min6:54 am – 5:01 pm
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People5,120 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 35.71,860 householdsMedian household income $36,992Median home value $80,600Median rent $887 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $729 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting17.7% unemployment rate51% of adults are in the labour force, 1,735 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, construction 14%, other services 13%Average commute 47 minutes74% drive alone, 21% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages9% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher69% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 3%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 92°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 60°F, lows 38°F62 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare90 days above 90°F, 37 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Columbia station, 6 mi away; snow from Tylertown 5ese
Nearby landmarksPackwood Lakelake · 7.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBilly B Rawls Fieldsrecreation area · 6.5 miMarion County Wmastate conservation land · 11.7 mi · 7,362 acresDe Soto National Forestnational forest · 42.5 mi · 532,432 acresDe Soto Purchase Unitnational forest · 44.0 mi · 234 acresHomochitto Purchase Unitnational forest · 54.9 mi · 66 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 3.0 on 15 Mar 202549 mi away, near Magee, MississippiMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Mar 202549 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMarion County, MS, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateHail Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality62% of days had good air in 2025226 of 363 days measured137 moderate daysMedian index 45, worst day 97main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Forrest County, MS, 40 mi away
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription42% have cable, fibre or DSL21% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWest Marion Water Associationserves 1,571 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20214 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation279 ft85 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMarion General Hospital7.5 miPost officeFoxworth Post Office3.9 miTown hallColumbia City Hall5.7 miPoliceColumbia Police Department5.7 miFire stationFoxworth Fire Department3.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHattiesburg Laurel Regional Airport PIB38 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY89 miInterstateI-5532 miUS highwayUS 983.5 miAmtrakMcComb, MS MCB31 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39483 ZIP area.
