Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 10 min5:58 am – 8:08 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 8 min6:56 am – 5:04 pm
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People1,796 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 49.8839 householdsMedian home value $74,100Median rent $907 a month78% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $470 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.6% unemployment rate38% of adults are in the labour force, 540 employedMain industries: manufacturing 18%, professional and business services 15%, education and health care 14%Average commute 36 minutes84% drive alone, 13% car-pool, 2% walk or cycleSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages3% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher78% finished high school, 1% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 91°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 60°F, lows 38°F61 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare84 days above 90°F, 30 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mccomb/pike Co/john E Lewis Ap station, 10 mi away
Parks and public landsPercy Quinn State Parkstate park · 9.5 mi · 1,224 acresCamp Moore Museum And Cemeterystate historic site · 10.7 miHutchinson Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.3 mi · 135 acresBogue Chitto State Parkstate park · 27.4 mi · 1,763 acresHomochitto National Forestnational forest · 27.6 mi · 191,846 acresHomochitto Purchase Unitnational forest · 34.1 mi · 66 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 201026 mi away, near Clinton, LouisianaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Aug 201026 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPike County, MS, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality62% of days had good air in 2025225 of 363 days measured138 moderate daysMedian index 45, worst day 90main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Livingston County, LA, 43 mi away
Internet at home66% of households have a broadband subscription18% have cable, fibre or DSL28% rely on a mobile data plan alone33% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Osykaserves 420 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation281 ft86 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBeacham Memorial Hospital7.8 miPost officeOsyka Post Office3.1 miTown hallOsyka Town Hall3.2 miPoliceOsyka Police Department3.2 miFire stationRural Osyka Volunteer Fire Department3.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaton Rouge Metropolitan Airport BTR52 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY74 miInterstateI-552.8 miUS highwayUS 511.7 miAmtrakMcComb, MS MCB15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39657 ZIP area.
