Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 17 min5:54 am – 8:11 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 1 min6:58 am – 4:59 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 92°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 57°F, lows 38°F51 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month April1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days83 days above 90°F, 32 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jackson Hawkins Fld station, 7 mi away; snow from Jackson Intl Ap
Nearby landmarksTougaloo Collegecollege · 1.6 miChisha Foka Multi-Use Trailtrailhead · under a mileCostas Lakelake · 1.8 miParkway Information Cabinvisitor center · 2.3 miLake LaRuelake · 2.6 miTulane University Madison Campuscollege · 3.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFreedon Ridge Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 75 acresFriendship Parkpark · 2.7 miMedgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monumentnational monument · 6.5 miLefleur's Bluff State Parkstate park · 6.3 mi · 491 acresLakeland Youth Baseball Fieldstate recreation area · 6.4 miPearl River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.5 mi · 277 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 201511 mi away, near Canton, MississippiMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Mar 202544 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateMadison County, MS, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighIce storm 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, 21 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Ridgelandserves 24,340 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation352 ft107 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSelect Specialty Hospital2.8 miPost officeTougaloo Post Office1.8 miTown hallRidgeland City Hall1.8 miPoliceRidgeland Police Department1.8 miFire stationRidgeland Fire Department Station 4under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 otherSchoolSaint Andrew's Episcopal School North Campus1.0 miElementaryHighland Elementary School1.1 miMiddleOlde Towne Middle School1.6 miCollegeTougaloo College1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport JAN9.5 miInterstateI-2201.0 miUS highwayUS 512.0 miAmtrakJackson, MS JAN8.7 miCoachJacksonDelta Bus Lines Inc.8.7 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39158 ZIP area.
