Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 8 min5:51 am – 8:00 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 10 min6:47 am – 4:57 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 62°F, lows 41°F67 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month JulySnow is rare78 days above 90°F, 21 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mobile station, 17 mi away
Parks and public landsMississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 19.0 mi · 18,435 acresDe Soto National Forestnational forest · 19.7 mi · 532,432 acresGrand Bay National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 20.2 mi · 2,727 acresShepard State Parkstate park · 23.8 mi · 414 acresRed Creek Purchase Unitnational forest · 27.5 mi · 1,035 acresGulf Islands National Seashorenational seashore · 29.8 mi · 57,793 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateJackson County, MS, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighCoastal flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality70% of days had good air in 2025255 of 365 days measured110 moderate daysMedian index 44, worst day 93main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Jackson County monitors, MS
Drinking waterWest Jackson Co Utility Distserves 28,544 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation112 ft34 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalGeorge Regional Hospital15.1 miPost officeHurley Post Office4.5 miFire stationNortheast Jackson County Fire Department Station 21.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMobile Regional Airport MOB17 miMajor airportPensacola International Airport PNS81 miInterstateI-1018 miUS highwayUS 9811 miAmtrakPascagoula, MS PAG24 miCoachMobile AL (MOG)FlixBus25 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39555 ZIP area.