Local servicesHospitalLackey Memorial Hospital13.0 miPost officeLawrence Post Office2.4 miTown hallLake Town Hall4.9 miPoliceNewton Police Department6.3 miFire stationLake Volunteer Fire Department Station 14.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeEast Central Community College13.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportKey Field / Meridian Regional Airport MEI30 miInterstateI-202.9 miUS highwayUS 802.1 miAmtrakUnion Station MEI33 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 39336 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 16 min5:50 am – 8:07 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 2 min6:54 am – 4:56 pm
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People1,306 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.8466 householdsMedian household income $38,108Median home value $57,000Median rent $732 a month84% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $512 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate40% of adults are in the labour force, 462 employedMain industries: manufacturing 40%, education and health care 21%, professional and business services 15%Average commute 26 minutes64% drive alone, 18% car-pool, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages12% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Vietnamese 2%, Tagalog 1%, other Indo-European languages 1%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 58°F, lows 34°F60 in of rain a yearwettest month AprilSnow 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 P Harrison Turkey Wp; snow from Newton Exp Stn
Parks and public landsBienville National Forestnational forest · 5.2 mi · 180,227 acresGolden Memorial State Parkstate park · 20.4 mi · 131 acresRoosevelt State Parkstate park · 23.7 mi · 606 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 3.5 on 25 Mar 199637 mi away, near Quitman, MississippiMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Mar 202537 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowNewton County, MS, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsTornado Relatively ModerateCold wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025284 of 364 days measured80 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 90main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Sumter County, AL, 65 mi away
Internet at home72% of households have a broadband subscription44% have cable, fibre or DSL25% rely on a mobile data plan alone26% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Unionserves 3,432 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20214 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation480 ft146 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
