Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 15 min5:54 am – 8:09 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 3 min6:56 am – 4:59 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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, 12 mi away
Nearby landmarksLake Bonnie Webblake · 8.6 miLake Marylake · 8.8 miHoover Lakesreservoir · 9.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHemphill Parkrecreation area · 6.1 miLefleur's Bluff State Parkstate park · 17.0 mi · 491 acresLakeland Youth Baseball Fieldstate recreation area · 17.7 miMedgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monumentnational monument · 19.9 miBienville National Forestnational forest · 23.6 mi · 180,227 acresRoosevelt State Parkstate park · 25.9 mi · 606 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.2 on 29 Jun 201532 mi away, near Canton, MississippiMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Mar 202523 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateRankin County, MS, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHail Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: 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, 28 mi away
Drinking waterCentral Rankin Water Assnserves 2,732 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation438 ft134 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMississippi State Hospital10.5 miPost officeStar Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBraxton Town Hall6.1 miPoliceFlorence Police Department6.6 miFire stationStar Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeHinds Community College Rankin Campus13.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport JAN15 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY146 miInterstateI-2013 miUS highwayUS 49under a mileAmtrakJackson, MS JAN17 miCoachJacksonDelta Bus Lines Inc.17 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39167 ZIP area.
