Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 8 min5:54 am – 8:02 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 9 min6:49 am – 4:59 pm
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People10,931 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.83,793 householdsMedian household income $69,456Median home value $215,200Median rent $793 a month88% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,018 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting9.4% unemployment rate51% of adults are in the labour force, 4,225 employedMain industries: retail 17%, education and health care 16%, manufacturing 14%Average commute 34 minutes81% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 61°F, lows 41°F71 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month JulySnow is rare79 days above 90°F, 20 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Saucier Exp Forest station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksBlue Lakelake · 4.0 miAIREY LAKE REC AREAcampground · 3.5 miMississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston Campuscollege · 4.7 miSand Ridge Lakelake · 3.7 miBIG FOOT HORSE CAMPcampground · 4.6 miCopeland Springspring · 4.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMchenry Rangestate conservation land · 3.5 mi · 175 acresRed Creek Purchase Unitnational forest · 5.5 mi · 1,035 acresDe Soto National Forestnational forest · 8.6 mi · 532,432 acresHood Fieldsrecreation area · 6.6 miMississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 25.7 mi · 18,435 acresPaul B. Johnson State Parkstate park · 29.2 mi · 511 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowStone County, MS, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality69% of days had good air in 2025252 of 365 days measured113 moderate daysMedian index 43, worst day 97main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Harrison County, MS, 22 mi away
Internet at home92% of households have a broadband subscription67% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSunflower Utility Assc INCserves 1,880 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation211 ft64 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMemorial Stone County Medical Center8.0 miPost officeMcHenry Post Office3.0 miTown hallWiggins City Hall9.3 miPoliceStone County Sheriff's Office7.5 miFire stationMcHenry Volunteer Fire Department Sunflower Substationunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeMississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston Campus4.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGulfport Biloxi International Airport GPT23 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY87 miInterstateI-1020 miUS highwayUS 494.4 miAmtrakGulfport, MS GUF25 miCoachBiloxi MS (BIG)FlixBus26 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39573 ZIP area.
