Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 19 min5:55 am – 8:14 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 59 min7:01 am – 5:00 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 93°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 37°F55 in of rain a year, on about 68 dayswettest month AprilSnow is rare97 days above 90°F, 42 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rolling Fork station, 5 mi away
Parks and public landsDelta National Forestnational forest · 1.1 mi · 61,472 acresTheodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 4.4 mi · 6,277 acresTwin Oaks Wmastate conservation land · 3.0 mi · 5,083 acresTwin Oaks Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.2 mi · 655 acresPanther Swamp National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 10.2 mi · 33,156 acresLake George Wmastate conservation land · 10.0 mi · 8,378 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 8 Jan 201923 mi away, near Hollandale, MississippiMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 8 Jan 201923 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowSharkey County, MS, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateHurricane 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, 47 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Rolling Forkserves 1,808 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique6 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation91 ft28 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEast Carroll Parish Hospital21.6 miPost officeRolling Fork Post Office4.3 miTown hallRolling Fork City Hall4.3 miPoliceRolling Fork Police Department4.3 miFire stationRolling Fork Fire Department4.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMid Delta Regional Airport GLH43 miInterstateI-2036 miUS highwayUS 614.0 miAmtrakYazoo City, MS YAZ23 miCoachRolling ForkDelta Bus Lines Inc.4.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 38763 ZIP area.
