Local servicesHospitalCopiah County Medical Center4.0 miPost officeHazlehurst Post Office4.6 miTown hallHazlehurst City Hall4.5 miPoliceHazlehurst Police Department5.3 miFire stationSmyrna Volunteer Fire Department3.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCopiah - Lincoln Community College - Wesson Campus10.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport JAN40 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY128 miInterstateI-553.0 miUS highwayUS 513.9 miAmtrakHazlehurst, MS HAZ4.6 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39083 ZIP area.
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 – 5:02 pm
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People8,592 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.93,298 householdsMedian household income $44,930Median home value $97,900Median rent $651 a month67% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $800 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting10.5% unemployment rate54% of adults are in the labour force, 3,409 employedMain industries: education and health care 33%, manufacturing 16%, retail 12%Average commute 27 minutes84% drive alone, 13% car-pool, 2% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages24% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, Spanish 4%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 58°F, lows 39°F62 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare78 days above 90°F, 33 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hazlehurst 5 Sw station
Nearby landmarksWilson Lakelake · 3.8 miLake Hazlelake · 4.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCalling Panther Lakestate conservation land · 9.3 mi · 1,482 acresLake Lincoln State Parkstate park · 12.7 mi · 377 acresCopiah Wmastate conservation land · 11.0 mi · 6,594 acresHomochitto National Forestnational forest · 30.4 mi · 191,846 acresHomochitto Purchase Unitnational forest · 34.2 mi · 66 acresMedgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monumentnational monument · 37.9 miSource: 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 202545 mi away, near Magee, MississippiMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Mar 202545 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, 30 mi away
Internet at home80% of households have a broadband subscription49% have cable, fibre or DSL23% rely on a mobile data plan alone17% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Hazlehurstserves 3,600 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation297 ft91 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
