Local servicesHospitalLawrence County Hospital4.6 miPost officeSilver Creek Post Office2.4 miTown hallSilver Creek Town Hall2.5 miPoliceMonticello Police Department5.0 miFire stationSilver Creek Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department2.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHattiesburg Laurel Regional Airport PIB42 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY112 miInterstateI-5525 miUS highwayUS 841.0 miAmtrakBrookhaven, MS BRH24 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39663 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39663 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 13 min5:55 am – 8:08 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 5 min6:55 am – 5:01 pm
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People2,465 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.8923 householdsMedian household income $46,484Median home value $84,500Median rent $791 a month89% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $682 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting8.9% unemployment rate47% of adults are in the labour force, 814 employedMain industries: construction 21%, education and health care 18%, transport, warehousing and utilities 14%Average commute 31 minutes90% drive alone, 5% car-poolSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages7% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher86% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 3%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 96°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 62°F, lows 36°F60 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare105 days above 90°F, 45 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Monticello station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksFair Riverriver · 4.7 miSutton Lakelake · 6.7 miLake Mary Crawfordlake · 7.2 miJoseph Neylans Springspring · 7.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLake Lincoln State Parkstate park · 18.2 mi · 377 acresHomochitto National Forestnational forest · 45.3 mi · 191,846 acresBienville National Forestnational forest · 45.8 mi · 180,227 acresHomochitto Purchase Unitnational forest · 47.8 mi · 66 acresDe Soto Purchase Unitnational forest · 57.6 mi · 234 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Mar 202530 mi away, near Magee, MississippiMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Mar 202530 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowLawrence County, MS, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively LowHail 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, 53 mi away
Internet at home80% of households have a broadband subscription46% have cable, fibre or DSL27% rely on a mobile data plan alone20% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Silver Creekserves 401 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation409 ft125 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
