Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 8 min5:56 am – 8:04 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 10 min6:51 am – 5:01 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 62°F, lows 38°F67 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month JuneSnow is rare71 days above 90°F, 31 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Picayune station, 9 mi away
Parks and public landsBogue Chitto National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 7.1 mi · 7,316 acresTheodore A. Mars, Jr. Memorial Wildlife Refugestate conservation land · 11.0 mi · 897 acresHolmes Bayoustate conservation land · 13.9 mi · 61 acresBogue Chitto State Parkstate park · 28.2 mi · 1,763 acresDe Soto National Forestnational forest · 34.5 mi · 532,432 acresRed Creek Purchase Unitnational forest · 40.2 mi · 1,035 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModeratePearl River County, MS, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality70% of days had good air in 2025256 of 365 days measured109 moderate daysMedian index 43, worst day 84main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Hancock County, MS, 22 mi away
Drinking waterPearl River Central W/aserves 11,830 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 202114 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation106 ft32 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHighland Community Hospital8.1 miPost officeMcNeill Post Office2.2 miTown hallPicayune City Hall9.6 miPolicePicayune Police Department9.9 miFire stationMcNeill Volunteer Fire Department2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryPearl River Elementary School1.9 miCollegeNorthshore Technical Community College Sullivan Campus12.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGulfport Biloxi International Airport GPT40 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY58 miInterstateI-595.3 miUS highwayUS 112.3 miAmtrakPicayune, MS PIC9.8 miCoachSlidell Fremaux Quick StopGreyhound28 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39457 ZIP area.
