Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 19 min5:56 am – 8:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 59 min7:02 am – 5:01 pm
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People2,888 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.0951 householdsMedian household income $45,995Median home value $110,700Median rent $564 a month65% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,142 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.2% unemployment rate50% of adults are in the labour force, 1,106 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, retail 23%, farming, forestry and mining 14%Average commute 19 minutes71% drive alone, 19% car-pool, 6% walk or cycleSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages12% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher79% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 93°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 37°F55 in of rain a year, on about 68 dayswettest month AprilSnow is rare97 days above 90°F, 42 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rolling Fork station, 5 mi away
Parks and public landsDelta National Forestnational forest · 3.3 mi · 61,472 acresTwin Oaks Wmastate conservation land · 1.7 mi · 5,083 acresTwin Oaks Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.1 mi · 655 acresHoward Miller Wmastate conservation land · 4.1 mi · 1,961 acresHoward Miller Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.4 mi · 495 acresTheodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 11.5 mi · 6,277 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 8 Jan 201926 mi away, near Hollandale, MississippiMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 8 Jan 201926 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowSharkey County, MS, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively LowSource: 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, 46 mi away
Internet at home49% of households have a broadband subscription33% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Rolling Forkserves 1,808 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique6 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation101 ft31 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEast Carroll Parish Hospital15.2 miPost officeCary Post Office1.2 miTown hallCary Town Hall1.4 miPoliceRolling Fork Police Department6.2 miFire stationCary Fire Department1.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMid Delta Regional Airport GLH46 miInterstateI-2033 miUS highwayUS 611.7 miAmtrakYazoo City, MS YAZ29 miCoachRolling ForkDelta Bus Lines Inc.7.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39159 ZIP area.
