Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 23 min5:54 am – 8:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 56 min7:04 am – 5:00 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 93°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 35°F49 in of rain a year, on about 68 dayswettest month DecemberSnow is rare86 days above 90°F, 42 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Greenville Asos station, 4 mi away; snow from Stoneville Exp Stn
Parks and public landsWinterville Mounds State Historic Sitestate historic site · under a mileRounds Parkpark · 3.4 miFrisbee Parkrecreation area · 4.6 miStoneville Wmastate conservation land · 7.2 mi · 2,634 acresLake Chicot State Parkstate park · 10.5 mi · 211 acresChoctaw Islandstate conservation land · 9.2 mi · 9,044 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 8 Jan 201920 mi away, near Hollandale, MississippiMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 8 Jan 201920 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateWashington County, MS, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality72% of days had good air in 2025258 of 359 days measured101 moderate daysMedian index 43, worst day 88main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Bolivar County, MS, 24 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Greenvilleserves 29,602 people from ground water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2022: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation126 ft38 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalDelta Regional Medical Center4.6 miPost officeMetcalfe Post Office2.9 miTown hallMetcalfe Town Hall3.3 miPoliceMetcalfe Police Department3.4 miFire stationGreenville Fire Department Station 63.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMid Delta Regional Airport GLH3.9 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM125 miUS highwayUS 825.3 miAmtrakGreenwood, MS GWD51 miCoachGreenvilleDelta Bus Lines Inc.5.8 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 38704 ZIP area.
