Local servicesHospitalLackey Memorial Hospital7.7 miPost officeHillsboro Post Officeunder a mileTown hallForest City Hall7.9 miPoliceForest City Police Department7.9 miFire stationHillsboro Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport JAN34 miInterstateI-208.9 miUS highwayUS 807.5 miAmtrakJackson, MS JAN41 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39087 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39087 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 17 min5:51 am – 8:08 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 1 min6:55 am – 4:56 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 58°F, lows 34°F62 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month FebruarySnow is rare74 days above 90°F, 56 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Forest station, 10 mi away; rain from Walnut Grove; snow from Carthage
Nearby landmarksLittle Riverriver · 3.3 miIsland Hillpeak · 3.1 miSHOCKALOE TRAIL BC 2campground · 5.8 miSHOCKALOE TRAIL BC 1campground · 7.6 miGolden Memorial Park Lakelake · 9.5 miDumas Pondlake · 8.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBienville National Forestnational forest · 5.4 mi · 180,227 acresGolden Memorial State Parkstate park · 9.4 mi · 131 acresGaddis Parkpark · 7.9 miBo Clark Parkrecreation area · 9.6 miRoosevelt State Parkstate park · 13.4 mi · 606 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 3.2 on 29 Jun 201533 mi away, near Canton, MississippiMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Mar 202540 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowScott County, MS, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHail Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively ModerateSource: 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, 57 mi away
Drinking waterC & C W/aserves 1,808 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation435 ft133 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
