Local servicesHospitalNorth Mississippi Medical Center9.5 miPost officeArtesia Post Office4.8 miTown hallArtesia City Hall4.9 miPoliceWest Point Police Department8.3 miFire stationClay County Volunteer Fire Department Unit 2002.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeEast Mississippi Community College Golden Triangle Campusunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGolden Triangle Regional Airport GTR3.3 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM108 miUS highwayUS 82under a mileAmtrakTuscaloosa, AL TCL65 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 39753 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 23 min5:45 am – 8:07 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 56 min6:54 am – 4:50 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 54°F, lows 33°F58 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month February1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days78 days above 90°F, 58 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, State Univ station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksEast Mississippi Community College Golden Triangle Campuscollege · under a mileCamps Lakelake · 3.2 miTibbee Lakelake · 4.8 miMississippi State Universitycollege · 9.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBlack Prairie Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.7 mi · 307 acresColumbus East Bank Recreationpark · 8.5 miMarshall Parkpark · 8.5 miBlack Prairie Wmastate conservation land · 9.1 mi · 5,437 acresPrivatestate conservation land · 10.2 mi · 133 acresSam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 14.1 mi · 48,330 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 24 Jun 197548 mi away, near Fayette, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 30 Jun 201548 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowLowndes County, MS, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025265 of 360 days measured95 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 93main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Tuscaloosa County, AL, 65 mi away
Drinking waterColumbus Light & Waterserves 23,616 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation201 ft61 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
