Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 22 min5:47 am – 8:08 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 57 min6:55 am – 4:52 pm
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People1,556 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 30.5640 householdsMedian household income $69,079Median home value $156,300Median rent $850 a month72% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $676 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate71% of adults are in the labour force, 815 employedMain industries: education and health care 28%, construction 21%, finance, insurance and real estate 14%Average commute 29 minutes83% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 12% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages27% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 4%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 34°F58 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month February1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days66 days above 90°F, 54 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Louisville station, 13 mi away; snow from Ackerman
Parks and public landsSam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 6.1 mi · 48,330 acresJohn W. Starr Wmastate conservation land · 5.5 mi · 8,268 acresTombigbee National Forestnational forest · 9.5 mi · 67,449 acresLegion Lake State Parkstate park · 11.4 mi · 431 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 197749 mi away, near Bruce, MississippiMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 4 Nov 197749 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, 63 mi away
Internet at home83% of households have a broadband subscription46% have cable, fibre or DSL31% rely on a mobile data plan alone16% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWake Forest Water Assnserves 571 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
Elevation319 ft97 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalChoctaw Regional Medical Center9.5 miPost officeSturgis Post Office2.3 miTown hallSturgis Town Hall2.3 miPoliceAckerman Police Department9.2 miFire stationSturgis Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGolden Triangle Regional Airport GTR26 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM131 miUS highwayUS 8213 miAmtrakGreenwood, MS GWD68 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39769 ZIP area.
