Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 16 min5:55 am – 8:11 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 2 min6:58 am – 5:00 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 93°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 59°F, lows 35°F60 in of rain a yearwettest month January1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days100 days above 90°F, 54 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Oakley Exp Stn station, 10 mi away; snow from Jackson Intl Ap
Nearby landmarksPatrol Lakelake · 2.6 miHinds Community College Raymond Campuscollege · 4.0 miMississippi Collegecollege · 4.2 miMississippi College Lakelake · 3.8 miCowles Mead Cemetery Trailtrailhead · 4.4 miSwaffords Springspring · 4.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBrighton Parkpark · 3.2 miBuddy Butts Parkpark · 4.6 mi · 65 acresMedgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monumentnational monument · 10.9 miLefleur's Bluff State Parkstate park · 14.0 mi · 491 acresLakeland Youth Baseball Fieldstate recreation area · 14.3 miDelta National Forestnational forest · 33.9 mi · 61,472 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 201526 mi away, near Canton, MississippiMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Mar 202549 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateHinds County, MS, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHail Very HighStrong wind Very HighIce storm Very HighTornado 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, Hinds County monitors, MS
Drinking waterCity of Jacksonserves 189,673 people from surface water16 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2025: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation232 ft71 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCentral Mississippi Medical Center8.5 miPost officeRaymond Post Office3.9 miTown hallRaymond City Hall3.8 miPoliceRaymond Police Department3.9 miFire stationClinton Fire Department Station 13.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeHinds Community College Raymond Campus4.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport JAN19 miInterstateI-203.3 miUS highwayUS 803.0 miAmtrakJackson, MS JAN12 miCoachJackson Union StationGreyhound12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39072 ZIP area.
