Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 20 min5:48 am – 8:08 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 59 min6:55 am – 4:53 pm
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People1,704 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 51.1799 householdsMedian household income $62,439Median home value $99,600Median rent $840 a month75% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $719 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.5% unemployment rate59% of adults are in the labour force, 852 employedMain industries: education and health care 25%, manufacturing 20%, transport, warehousing and utilities 12%Average commute 28 minutes83% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages17% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 6% 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 55°F, lows 34°F58 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month February1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days66 days above 90°F, 54 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Louisville station, 12 mi away; snow from Ackerman
Nearby landmarksBig Lake (historical)lake · 8.3 miBurnside Lakelake · 8.5 miSmallwood Hillspeak · 9.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsNanih Waiyastate conservation land · 4.7 mi · 8,256 acresBurnside Parkrecreation area · 8.2 mi · 76 acresLegion Lake State Parkstate park · 12.8 mi · 431 acresSam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 20.9 mi · 48,330 acresTombigbee National Forestnational forest · 34.5 mi · 67,449 acresBienville National Forestnational forest · 45.1 mi · 180,227 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowWinston County, MS, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsTornado Relatively ModerateStrong wind Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025284 of 364 days measured80 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 90main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Sumter County, AL, 58 mi away
Internet at home88% of households have a broadband subscription47% have cable, fibre or DSL37% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Noxapaterserves 1,713 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation452 ft138 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWinston Medical Center11.4 miPost officeNoxapater Post Office2.7 miTown hallNoxapater City Hall2.6 miPoliceNoxapater Police Department2.5 miFire stationNoxapater Volunteer Fire Department2.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeEast Central Community College Integrated Technologies Training Center13.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGolden Triangle Regional Airport GTR44 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM142 miUS highwayUS 4531 miAmtrakUnion Station MEI48 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39346 ZIP area.
