Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 14 min5:53 am – 8:08 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 4 min6:55 am – 4:59 pm
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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, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksCopiah - Lincoln Community College Simpson County Centercollege · 1.8 miSimpson Legion State Fishing Lakelake · 1.5 miPeacock Lakelake · 5.2 miMcNair Millpondreservoir · 9.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMagee City Parkpark · 3.4 miR. L. Everett Parkpark · 4.0 miBienville National Forestnational forest · 20.1 mi · 180,227 acresRoosevelt State Parkstate park · 29.4 mi · 606 acresMedgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monumentnational monument · 39.8 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.2 on 29 Jun 201549 mi away, near Canton, MississippiMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Mar 20255 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSimpson County, MS, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHail Relatively ModerateTornado Relatively ModerateSource: 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, 48 mi away
Drinking waterOkatoma Water Association #2serves 5,866 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation501 ft153 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMagee General Hospital3.5 miPost officeMagee Post Office2.9 miTown hallMagee City Hall3.2 miPoliceMagee Police Department3.2 miFire stationMagee Volunteer Fire Department3.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCopiah - Lincoln Community College Simpson County Center1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport JAN34 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY135 miInterstateI-2027 miUS highwayUS 49under a mileAmtrakHazlehurst, MS HAZ36 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39112 ZIP area.
