Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 18 min5:50 am – 8:08 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 0 min6:55 am – 4:55 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 57°F, lows 34°F58 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month AprilSnow is rare77 days above 90°F, 64 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Carthage station, 12 mi away
Nearby landmarksWye Lakelake · 8.4 miGolden Memorial Park Lakelake · 8.8 miCoughlin Moundpeak · 10.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGolden Memorial State Parkstate park · 8.3 mi · 131 acresBienville National Forestnational forest · 21.9 mi · 180,227 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 3.2 on 29 Jun 201543 mi away, near Canton, MississippiMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 29 Jun 201543 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowLeake County, MS, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighSource: 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, 68 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Carthageserves 4,901 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
Elevation485 ft148 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalChoctaw Health Center9.6 miPost officeMadden Post Officeunder a mileTown hallSebastopol Town Hall8.3 miPoliceWalnut Grove Police Department9.2 miFire stationMadden Volunteer Fire Department1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolLeake Academyunder a mileCollegeEast Central Community College Integrated Technologies Training Center11.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportKey Field / Meridian Regional Airport MEI43 miInterstateI-2025 miUS highwayUS 8023 miAmtrakUnion Station MEI45 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39109 ZIP area.
