Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 22 min5:52 am – 8:14 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 57 min7:01 am – 4:57 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 91°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 52°F, lows 35°F56 in of rain a year, on about 69 dayswettest month April1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days73 days above 90°F, 35 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Moorhead station, 11 mi away
Nearby landmarksBlue Lakelake · 6.2 miMossy Lakelake · 3.3 miMossy Islandisland · 4.9 miOld Riverriver · 5.9 miMississippi Valley State Universitycollege · 9.1 miMississippi Delta Community Collegecollege · 10.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMathews Brake National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 4.0 mi · 2,363 acresSky Lake Wmastate conservation land · 7.9 mi · 4,229 acresSky Lakestate conservation land · 8.8 mi · 78 acresFlorewood River Plantation State Parkstate park · 11.3 mi · 99 acresMorgan Brake National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 12.4 mi · 7,569 acresFarm Service Agency Interest Of Msnational wildlife refuge · 16.4 mi · 10,214 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 8 Jan 201936 mi away, near Hollandale, MississippiMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 8 Jan 201936 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowLeflore County, MS, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateTornado Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality72% of days had good air in 2025258 of 359 days measured101 moderate daysMedian index 43, worst day 88main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Bolivar County, MS, 42 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Greenwoodserves 19,140 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation116 ft35 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalGreenwood Leflore Hospital12.8 miPost officeMorgan City Post Officeunder a mileTown hallCruger Town Hall7.7 miPoliceItta Bena Police Department8.0 miFire stationMorgan City Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeMississippi Valley State University9.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMid Delta Regional Airport GLH37 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM117 miInterstateI-5532 miUS highwayUS 497.0 miAmtrakGreenwood, MS GWD14 miCoachBelzoniDelta Bus Lines Inc.16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 38959 ZIP area.
