Local servicesHospitalBaptist Memorial Hospital - DeSoto12.1 miPost officeHernando Post Office2.4 miTown hallHernando City Hall2.1 miPoliceHernando Police Department2.0 miFire stationHernando Fire Department Station 12.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryOak Grove Central Elementary School1.4 miCollegeUniversity of Mississippi - DeSoto Campus9.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM17 miInterstateI-552.7 miUS highwayUS 511.6 miAmtrakMarks, MS MKS40 miCoachMemphis (MATA Airways Transit Center)Jefferson Lines18 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 38632 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 30 min5:47 am – 8:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 49 min7:03 am – 4:52 pm
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People30,824 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.411,287 householdsMedian household income $90,277Median home value $287,100Median rent $1,203 a month88% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,766 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate65% of adults are in the labour force, 14,997 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, manufacturing 12%, transport, warehousing and utilities 12%Average commute 29 minutes81% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages36% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 13% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 90°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 50°F, lows 30°F57 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month April2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days69 days above 90°F, 61 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hernando station
Parks and public landsRenasant Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 68 acresConger Parkpark · 1.8 miTO Fuller State Park (2021 Addition)state park · 18.6 mi · 144 acresTo Fullerstate park · 18.7 mi · 1,004 acresJohn W. Kyle State Parkstate park · 27.4 mi · 586 acresHolly Springs National Forestnational forest · 34.3 mi · 156,210 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 3.9 on 29 Oct 201245 mi away, near Parkin, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 7 Aug 201540 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateDeSoto County, MS, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality69% of days had good air in 2025252 of 365 days measured112 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 43, worst day 143main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, DeSoto County monitors, MS
Internet at home89% of households have a broadband subscription73% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Hernandoserves 14,457 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique5 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation261 ft80 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
