Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 13 min5:54 am – 8:07 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 5 min6:54 am – 5:00 pm
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People6,099 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.52,463 householdsMedian household income $35,586Median home value $84,600Median rent $753 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $749 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting10.2% unemployment rate56% of adults are in the labour force, 2,600 employedMain industries: education and health care 36%, manufacturing 15%, retail 14%Average commute 36 minutes86% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages15% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher85% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 96°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 62°F, lows 36°F60 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare105 days above 90°F, 45 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Monticello station, 16 mi away
Nearby landmarksLongleaf Trace Carolyn McRaney Gateway Trailheadtrailhead · 1.8 miJefferson Davis Lakelake · 4.0 miBetsy Springspring · 5.2 miLongleaf Trace Carson Station Trailheadtrailhead · 6.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLake Lincoln State Parkstate park · 28.3 mi · 377 acresBienville National Forestnational forest · 38.9 mi · 180,227 acresDe Soto Purchase Unitnational forest · 49.5 mi · 234 acresHomochitto Purchase Unitnational forest · 58.8 mi · 66 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Mar 202522 mi away, near Magee, MississippiMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Mar 202522 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowJefferson Davis County, MS, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively LowHail Relatively LowSource: 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, 46 mi away
Internet at home83% of households have a broadband subscription50% have cable, fibre or DSL23% rely on a mobile data plan alone14% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterDouble Ponds Water Associationserves 2,500 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20214 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation334 ft102 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalJefferson Davis Community Hospital2.1 miPost officePrentiss Post Office1.8 miTown hallPrentiss City Hall1.6 miPoliceJefferson Davis County Sheriff's Office1.6 miFire stationPrentiss Fire Department Station 11.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryJ E Johnson Elementary School1.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHattiesburg Laurel Regional Airport PIB32 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY115 miInterstateI-5933 miUS highwayUS 84under a mileAmtrakBrookhaven, MS BRH35 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39474 ZIP area.
