Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 18 min5:46 am – 8:04 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 0 min6:52 am – 4:52 pm
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People380 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 4.997 householdsMedian household income $68,80150% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 107 employedMain industries: wholesale trade 59%, transport, warehousing and utilities 13%, manufacturing 12%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages38% 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 93°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 58°F, lows 37°F55 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month March1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days85 days above 90°F, 44 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Meridian Naas station, 10 mi away; snow from Topton 2
Parks and public landsOkatibbee Recreation Arearecreation area · 19.1 mi · 10,907 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 7 Nov 200432 mi away, near Forkland, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 30 Jun 201533 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowKemper County, MS, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively LowTornado Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025284 of 364 days measured80 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 90main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Sumter County, AL, 17 mi away
Internet at home91% of households have a broadband subscription14% have cable, fibre or DSL26% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterPorterville W/aserves 2,445 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation185 ft56 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalOchsner Stennis Hospital13.5 miPost officePorterville Post Office1.1 miFire stationPorterville Volunteer Fire Department1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeEast Mississippi Community College10.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportKey Field / Meridian Regional Airport MEI28 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM118 miInterstateI-5915 miUS highwayUS 45under a mileAmtrakUnion Station MEI25 miCoachMeridian Bus StopGreyhound25 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39352 ZIP area.
