Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 23 min5:47 am – 8:09 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 56 min6:56 am – 4:52 pm
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People2,347 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 35.8922 householdsMedian household income $78,750Median home value $127,200Median rent $907 a month78% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $632 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate60% of adults are in the labour force, 986 employedMain industries: education and health care 43%, manufacturing 13%, other services 8%Average commute 30 minutes88% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages24% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 13% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 32°F59 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month December1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days64 days above 90°F, 70 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Eupora 2 E station, 6 mi away
Parks and public landsTombigbee National Forestnational forest · 3.3 mi · 67,449 acresRefugestate conservation land · 13.3 mi · 764 acresSam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 20.2 mi · 48,330 acresLegion Lake State Parkstate park · 25.9 mi · 431 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 4 Nov 197734 mi away, near Bruce, MississippiMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 4 Nov 197734 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowWebster County, MS, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsEarthquake Relatively LowDrought Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality97% of days had good air in 2025342 of 354 days measured12 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 80main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Yalobusha County, MS, 47 mi away
Internet at home91% of households have a broadband subscription66% have cable, fibre or DSL22% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSavannah Water Association #1serves 1,434 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20214 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation383 ft117 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNorth Mississippi Medical Center6.7 miPost officeMathiston Post Office1.8 miTown hallMathiston Town Hall1.8 miPoliceMaben Police Department4.4 miFire stationMathiston Volunteer Fire Department1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGolden Triangle Regional Airport GTR33 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM115 miInterstateI-5535 miUS highwayUS 821.3 miAmtrakGreenwood, MS GWD59 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39752 ZIP area.
