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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People224 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 35.286 householdsMedian household income $22,20084% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $328 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages0% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 0% 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 73°FColdest month January: highs 57°F, lows 36°F61 in of rain a yearwettest month MarchSnow is rare78 days above 90°F, 46 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, P Harrison Archusa station, 20 mi away; snow from Shubuta
Nearby landmarksRocky Mountpeak · 2.7 miPhalti Lakesreservoir · 5.0 miStafford Springsspring · 8.7 miLake Claude Bennettlake · 7.8 miLake Utopialake · 8.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsClarkco State Parkstate park · 21.3 mi · 820 acresBienville National Forestnational forest · 23.5 mi · 180,227 acresDe Soto Purchase Unitnational forest · 56.3 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 199344 mi away, near Silas, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Mar 202539 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, 57 mi away
Internet at home33% of households have a broadband subscription0% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone67% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterPaulding Water Associationserves 1,363 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation441 ft134 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalJasper General Hospital14.7 miPost officePaulding Post Office2.8 miTown hallHeidelberg Municipal Building8.0 miPoliceHeidelberg Police Department8.0 miFire stationPaulding Volunteer Fire Department2.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportKey Field / Meridian Regional Airport MEI29 miInterstateI-594.4 miUS highwayUS 117.9 miAmtrakLaurel, MS LAU21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39348 ZIP area.
