Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 19 min5:46 am – 8:05 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 59 min6:52 am – 4:51 pm
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People1,174 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 22.4288 householdsMedian household income $51,786Median rent $845 a month62% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $537 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate47% of adults are in the labour force, 458 employedMain industries: education and health care 35%, public administration 16%, professional and business services 13%Average commute 31 minutes80% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 6% walk or cycle, 1% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages23% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher82% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 2%, other Indo-European languages 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 35°F60 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month AugustSnow is rare68 days above 90°F, 45 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Gainesville 2 Ne station, 18 mi away; snow from Gainesville Lock
Nearby landmarksEast Mississippi Community Collegecollege · 1.7 miHoppers Lakelake · 4.1 miWilliams Lakelake · 7.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsOkatibbee Recreation Arearecreation area · 27.2 mi · 10,907 acresTombigbee National Forestnational forest · 52.5 mi · 67,449 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 7 Nov 200433 mi away, near Forkland, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 30 Jun 201526 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowKemper County, MS, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively LowTornado Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025284 of 364 days measured80 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 90main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Sumter County, AL, 22 mi away
Internet at home81% of households have a broadband subscription38% have cable, fibre or DSL27% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Scoobaserves 744 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20214 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation208 ft63 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalOchsner Stennis Hospital13.6 miPost officeScooba Post Office1.1 miTown hallScooba Town Hall1.1 miFire stationScooba Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryEast Kemper Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeEast Mississippi Community College1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportKey Field / Meridian Regional Airport MEI39 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM111 miInterstateI-5920 miUS highwayUS 45under a mileAmtrakUnion Station MEI35 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39358 ZIP area.
