Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 20 min5:50 am – 8:10 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 58 min6:57 am – 4:55 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 54°F, lows 33°F63 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month April1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days62 days above 90°F, 59 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Kosciusko station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksAtwood Lakelake · 1.6 miBailey Lakelake · 2.1 miKosciusko Welcome Center Bike Only Campingcampground · 4.8 miKosciusko Welcome Centervisitor center · 4.8 miOld Channel Yockanookany Riverriver · 5.5 miHurricane Creek Trailtrailhead · 6.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsNorthside Parkpark · 3.1 miNiles Parkpark · 3.7 miHolmes County State Parkstate park · 15.8 mi · 544 acresTombigbee National Forestnational forest · 43.2 mi · 67,449 acresBienville National Forestnational forest · 48.2 mi · 180,227 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.2 on 29 Jun 201544 mi away, near Canton, MississippiMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 29 Jun 201544 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowAttala County, MS, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsTornado Relatively ModerateStrong wind Relatively ModerateSource: 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, 66 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Kosciuskoserves 9,646 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation416 ft127 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBaptist Medical Center Attala2.7 miPost officeKosciusko Post Office4.2 miTown hallKosciusko City Hall3.5 miPoliceKosciusko Police Department3.3 miFire stationKosciusko Fire Department3.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport JAN59 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM137 miInterstateI-5514 miUS highwayUS 5111 miAmtrakGreenwood, MS GWD43 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39107 ZIP area.
