Local servicesHospitalSimpson General Hospital11.3 miPost officePuckett Post Office1.7 miTown hallPuckett Town Hall1.8 miPolicePolkville Police Department7.9 miFire stationPuckett Volunteer Fire Department1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolPuckett Attendance Center1.5 miCollegeCopiah - Lincoln Community College Simpson County Center13.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport JAN22 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY149 miInterstateI-2013 miUS highwayUS 4910 miAmtrakJackson, MS JAN27 miCoachJacksonDelta Bus Lines Inc.27 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 15 min5:53 am – 8:08 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 3 min6:55 am – 4:58 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 95°F, lows 74°FColdest month January: highs 62°F, lows 38°F58 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month April1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days77 days above 90°F, 59 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, D'lo 2 Sw station, 14 mi away
Nearby landmarksDiamond D Lakelake · 5.1 miIndian Mound Hillpeak · 4.1 miPhillips Lakelake · 8.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBienville National Forestnational forest · 9.6 mi · 180,227 acresRoosevelt State Parkstate park · 15.5 mi · 606 acresLefleur's Bluff State Parkstate park · 25.9 mi · 491 acresMedgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monumentnational monument · 29.9 miSource: 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 201536 mi away, near Canton, MississippiMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Mar 202514 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, 41 mi away
Drinking waterSe Rankin Water Assn-johnsserves 2,625 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation375 ft114 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
