Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 10 min5:54 am – 8:04 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 7 min6:52 am – 4:59 pm
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People14,530 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.55,686 householdsMedian household income $63,887Median home value $192,200Median rent $994 a month81% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,257 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate61% of adults are in the labour force, 6,560 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, manufacturing 12%, retail 11%Average commute 25 minutes85% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 5% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages31% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 91°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 60°F, lows 38°F64 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month January1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days85 days above 90°F, 32 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hattiesburg 5sw station, 8 mi away
Parks and public landsPaul B. Johnson State Parkstate park · 9.8 mi · 511 acresDe Soto National Forestnational forest · 11.2 mi · 532,432 acresDe Soto Purchase Unitnational forest · 13.3 mi · 234 acresRed Creek Purchase Unitnational forest · 36.6 mi · 1,035 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 LowLamar County, MS, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateHeat wave Relatively ModerateSource: 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, 9 mi away
Internet at home88% of households have a broadband subscription51% have cable, fibre or DSL28% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterProgress Comm Water Assnserves 7,017 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation387 ft118 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPine Grove Behavioral Health and Addiction Services10.9 miPost officePurvis Post Office1.1 miTown hallPurvis City Hallunder a milePoliceLamar County Sheriff's Officeunder a mileFire stationPurvis Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high, 2 otherHighLamar County Center for Technical Educationunder a mileSchoolLamar Christian Schoolunder a mileElementaryPurvis Upper Elementary School1.0 miCollegeWilliam Carey University12.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHattiesburg Laurel Regional Airport PIB22 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY95 miInterstateI-592.8 miUS highwayUS 11under a mileAmtrakHattiesburg, MS HBG14 miCoachHattiesburg HattiesburgFlixBus14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39475 ZIP area.
