Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 15 min5:50 am – 8:05 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 3 min6:52 am – 4:56 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 93°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 58°F, lows 33°F58 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month AprilSnow is rare86 days above 90°F, 64 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Newton Exp Stn station, 23 mi away
Nearby landmarksRocky Mountpeak · 2.0 miLake Claude Bennettlake · 7.7 miPhalti Lakesreservoir · 8.2 miPineview Lakelake · 9.2 miMoss Hillpeak · 9.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBienville National Forestnational forest · 19.0 mi · 180,227 acresClarkco State Parkstate park · 25.0 mi · 820 acresDe Soto Purchase Unitnational forest · 57.4 mi · 234 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 16 Jul 199349 mi away, near Silas, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Mar 202535 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowJasper County, MS, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsTornado Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality62% of days had good air in 2025226 of 363 days measured137 moderate daysMedian index 45, worst day 97main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Forrest County, MS, 58 mi away
Drinking waterStringer Water Worksserves 3,556 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
Elevation321 ft98 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalJasper General Hospital10.6 miPost officePaulding Post Office4.8 miTown hallLouin Town Hall9.3 miFire stationCentral Volunteer Fire Department Louin3.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportKey Field / Meridian Regional Airport MEI31 miInterstateI-599.0 miUS highwayUS 1113 miAmtrakLaurel, MS LAU22 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39460 ZIP area.
