Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 20 min5:45 am – 8:06 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 58 min6:53 am – 4:51 pm
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People6,811 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 37.72,604 householdsMedian household income $45,535Median home value $94,800Median rent $627 a month76% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,127 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting11.0% unemployment rate53% of adults are in the labour force, 2,451 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, manufacturing 17%, farming, forestry and mining 16%Average commute 26 minutes86% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages11% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher80% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 91°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 54°F, lows 33°F57 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month AprilSnow is rare75 days above 90°F, 58 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Macon 3n station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksHoward Lakelake · 2.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCedar Creek Parkpark · 1.5 miGillespie Parkpark · 1.5 miSam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 15.6 mi · 48,330 acresLake Lowndes State Parkstate park · 27.6 mi · 594 acresLegion Lake State Parkstate park · 28.1 mi · 431 acresTombigbee National Forestnational forest · 34.5 mi · 67,449 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 7 Nov 200447 mi away, near Forkland, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 30 Jun 201530 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowNoxubee County, MS, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively LowSource: 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, 40 mi away
Internet at home74% of households have a broadband subscription35% have cable, fibre or DSL32% rely on a mobile data plan alone23% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMacon Electric & Water Dept.serves 5,174 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation169 ft52 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNoxubee General Hospital2.3 miPost officeMacon Post Office1.4 miTown hallMacon City Hall1.4 miPoliceNoxubee County Sheriff's Office1.2 miFire stationMacon Fire Department2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highElementaryEarl Nash Elementary School1.0 miHighNoxubee County Career and Technical Center1.6 miMiddleB F Liddell Middle School1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGolden Triangle Regional Airport GTR25 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM109 miInterstateI-2036 miUS highwayUS 45under a mileAmtrakUnion Station MEI51 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39341 ZIP area.
