Local servicesHospitalNorth Mississippi Medical Center5.9 miPost officeCedarbluff Post Office6.8 miTown hallWest Point City Hall7.1 miPoliceClay County Sheriff's Office6.9 miFire stationClay County Volunteer Fire Department Unit 600 Central4.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeEast Mississippi Community College Golden Triangle Campus14.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGolden Triangle Regional Airport GTR17 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM115 miUS highwayUS 45 Alt4.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 24 min5:45 am – 8:08 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 55 min6:55 am – 4:50 pm
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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, 13 mi away
Nearby landmarksProctor Lakelake · 3.9 miWalker Lakelake · 3.9 miReid Hillpeak · 7.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsJesse Harmon Sports Complexrecreation area · 7.4 mi · 51 acresMarshall Parkpark · 7.5 miTombigbee National Forestnational forest · 10.3 mi · 67,449 acresTrim Cane Wmastate conservation land · 11.0 mi · 591 acresSam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 22.4 mi · 48,330 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 4 Nov 197736 mi away, near Bruce, MississippiMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 10 May 200848 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowClay County, MS, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsTornado Relatively ModerateCold wave 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, 60 mi away
Drinking waterCity of West Pointserves 15,062 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation239 ft73 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
