Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 22 min5:46 am – 8:08 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 56 min6:55 am – 4:51 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 54°F, lows 33°F58 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month February1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days78 days above 90°F, 58 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, State Univ station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksMississippi State Universitycollege · 2.4 miCraig Pond Trailtrailhead · 6.5 miDorman Lakelake · 7.4 miOktibbeha County Lakelake · 8.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSportsplexrecreation area · under a mile · 63 acresMckee Parkpark · under a mileTombigbee National Forestnational forest · 6.3 mi · 67,449 acresSam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 6.7 mi · 48,330 acresTrim Cane Wmastate conservation land · 5.3 mi · 591 acresJohn W. Starr Wmastate conservation land · 7.1 mi · 8,268 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 4 Nov 197746 mi away, near Bruce, MississippiMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 4 Nov 197746 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowOktibbeha County, MS, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsTornado Relatively ModerateHeat wave Relatively ModerateSource: 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, 65 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Starkvilleserves 32,027 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
Elevation333 ft101 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalOktibbeha County Hospital Regional Medical Center2.7 miPost officeStarkville Post Office1.2 miTown hallStarkville City Hall1.8 miPoliceStarkville Police Department1.8 miFire stationStarkville Fire Department Station 4under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high, 2 otherSchoolStarkville Christian Schoolunder a mileSchoolStarkville Academyunder a mileHighMillsaps Career and Technology Centerunder a mileCollegeMississippi State University2.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGolden Triangle Regional Airport GTR14 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM120 miUS highwayUS 824.1 miAmtrakUnion Station MEI75 miTransit30 stops within a mileStarkville-MSU Area Rapid TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39760 ZIP area.
