Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 12 min5:59 am – 8:11 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 6 min6:58 am – 5:04 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,247 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.01,323 householdsMedian household income $53,689Median home value $97,80079% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $738 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.7% unemployment rate48% of adults are in the labour force, 1,170 employedMain industries: education and health care 26%, manufacturing 18%, farming, forestry and mining 12%Average commute 27 minutes86% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 4% walk or cycle, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages24% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 12% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 59°F, lows 36°F62 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare74 days above 90°F, 43 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Meadville station; snow from Union Church
Parks and public landsHomochitto National Forestnational forest · within reach · 191,846 acresHomochitto Purchase Unitnational forest · 2.2 mi · 66 acresNatchez State Parkstate park · 20.6 mi · 3,428 acresPercy Quinn State Parkstate park · 27.3 mi · 1,224 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 3.0 on 2 Aug 201045 mi away, near Clinton, LouisianaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Aug 201045 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowFranklin County, MS, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively LowLandslide Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality46% of days had good air in 2025167 of 365 days measured198 moderate daysMedian index 52, worst day 84main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Hinds County, MS, 61 mi away
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription53% have cable, fibre or DSL28% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterFcwa - Oldenburgserves 1,803 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation294 ft90 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFranklin County Memorial Hospital1.1 miPost officeMeadville Post Office1.4 miTown hallMeadville City Hall1.4 miPoliceMeadville Police Department1.4 miFire stationMeadville Volunteer Fire Department1.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherElementaryFranklin Upper Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryFranklin Lower Elementary School1.0 miSchoolFranklin County Career and Technical Center1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaton Rouge Metropolitan Airport BTR66 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY108 miInterstateI-5524 miUS highwayUS 98under a mileAmtrakBrookhaven, MS BRH27 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39653 ZIP area.
