Local servicesHospitalCopiah County Medical Center13.3 miPost officeGeorgetown Post Office1.5 miTown hallGeorgetown Town Hall1.5 miFire stationGeorgetown Volunteer Fire Department1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport JAN31 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY130 miInterstateI-5513 miUS highwayUS 5112 miAmtrakHazlehurst, MS HAZ12 miCoachJackson Union StationGreyhound29 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39078 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39078 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 14 min5:55 am – 8:09 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 4 min6:56 am – 5:00 pm
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People1,050 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.6342 householdsMedian household income $60,526Median home value $182,400Median rent $368 a month69% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $736 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate37% of adults are in the labour force, 306 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, construction 21%, professional and business services 17%Average commute 49 minutes90% drive alone, 8% car-poolSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages3% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher69% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 3%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
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, 12 mi away
Nearby landmarksStrong Riverriver · 3.6 miLittle Lakelake · 3.7 miAllen Lakelake · 3.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLake Lincoln State Parkstate park · 15.9 mi · 377 acresMedgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monumentnational monument · 32.0 miBienville National Forestnational forest · 38.1 mi · 180,227 acresHomochitto National Forestnational forest · 44.9 mi · 191,846 acresHomochitto Purchase Unitnational forest · 48.0 mi · 66 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 202529 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, 31 mi away
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription36% have cable, fibre or DSL31% rely on a mobile data plan alone14% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterTown of Georgetownserves 465 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique10 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation269 ft82 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
