Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 14 min5:56 am – 8:10 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 4 min6:57 am – 5:01 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 92°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 58°F, lows 37°F63 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month January1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days84 days above 90°F, 37 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Crystal Spgs Exp Stn station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksLake Copiahlake · 1.3 miLake Hazlelake · 4.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsParks And Recreation Parkpark · 4.3 miCalling Panther Lakestate conservation land · 5.2 mi · 1,482 acresChautauqua Parkpark · 5.0 mi · 98 acresLake Lincoln State Parkstate park · 17.1 mi · 377 acresMedgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monumentnational monument · 30.3 miHomochitto National Forestnational forest · 38.1 mi · 191,846 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.2 on 29 Jun 201548 mi away, near Canton, MississippiMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Mar 202541 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCopiah County, MS, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLandslide Relatively HighSource: 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, 24 mi away
Drinking waterCopiah W/a - Hazlehurstserves 2,574 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20218 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation483 ft147 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCopiah County Medical Center4.1 miPost officeGallman Post Officeunder a mileTown hallCrystal Springs City Hall4.4 miPoliceCopiah County Sheriff's Officeunder a mileFire stationHazlehurst Volunteer Fire Department3.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolCopiah Academyunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport JAN32 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY134 miInterstateI-551.1 miUS highwayUS 511.8 miAmtrakHazlehurst, MS HAZ4.7 miCoachJackson Union StationGreyhound28 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39077 ZIP area.
