Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 16 min5:54 am – 8:10 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 2 min6:57 am – 4:59 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 92°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 57°F, lows 37°F57 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month April1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days85 days above 90°F, 40 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jackson Intl Ap station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksRed Hillpeak · 1.0 miHinds Community College Rankin Campuscollege · 1.2 miLake Pattersonlake · 1.2 miSpring Lakelake · 1.5 miBelhaven Universitycollege · 6.1 miBailey Hillpeak · 6.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLegion Lake Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 61 acresBright Parkpark · 2.6 miLefleur's Bluff State Parkstate park · 5.3 mi · 491 acresLakeland Youth Baseball Fieldstate recreation area · 6.0 miMedgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monumentnational monument · 9.0 miRoosevelt State Parkstate park · 24.1 mi · 606 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.2 on 29 Jun 201521 mi away, near Canton, MississippiMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Mar 202533 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateRankin County, MS, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHail Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: 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, 22 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Pearlserves 27,115 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20215 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation319 ft97 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMississippi State Hospital1.7 miPost officePearl Post Office2.9 miTown hallPearl City Hall2.5 miPolicePearl Police Department2.3 miFire stationPearl Fire Department Station 31.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherHighPearl High Schoolunder a mileMiddlePearl Junior High School1.6 miElementaryPearl Upper Elementary School1.7 miCollegeHinds Community College Rankin Campus1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport JAN3.7 miInterstateI-20under a mileUS highwayUS 801.8 miAmtrakJackson, MS JAN6.4 miCoachJacksonDelta Bus Lines Inc.6.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39288 ZIP area.
