Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 24 min5:47 am – 8:11 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 55 min6:58 am – 4:53 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 54°F, lows 32°F58 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month April1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days63 days above 90°F, 64 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Calhoun City station, 9 mi away
Parks and public landsRefugestate conservation land · 6.0 mi · 764 acresCalhoun County Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.1 mi · 8,776 acresHugh White State Parkstate park · 19.3 mi · 952 acresTombigbee National Forestnational forest · 20.1 mi · 67,449 acresHolly Springs National Forestnational forest · 47.0 mi · 156,210 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 3.4 on 4 Nov 197720 mi away, near Bruce, MississippiMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 4 Nov 197720 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowCalhoun County, MS, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateEarthquake Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality97% of days had good air in 2025342 of 354 days measured12 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 80main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Yalobusha County, MS, 27 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Bruceserves 2,798 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20214 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation320 ft98 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBaptist Memorial Hospital Calhoun9.4 miPost officeBellefontaine Post Office7.6 miTown hallSlate Springs Town Hallunder a milePoliceCalhoun City Police Department8.6 miFire stationBellefontaine Volunteer Fire Department7.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGolden Triangle Regional Airport GTR50 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM96 miInterstateI-5525 miUS highwayUS 8216 miAmtrakGreenwood, MS GWD49 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 38955 ZIP area.
