Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 27 min5:45 am – 8:12 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 52 min6:59 am – 4:51 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 31°F61 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month DecemberSnow is rare52 days above 90°F, 63 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Pontotoc Exp Stn station, 16 mi away
Nearby landmarksCoon Creek Lakelake · 3.2 miHoneyfork Lakelake · 3.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHolly Springs National Forestnational forest · 13.9 mi · 156,210 acresTrace State Parkstate park · 19.0 mi · 2,141 acresTombigbee National Forestnational forest · 43.7 mi · 67,449 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 197715 mi away, near Bruce, MississippiMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 10 May 200825 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowLafayette County, MS, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsCold wave Relatively ModerateLandslide 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, 29 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Oxfordserves 28,500 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation368 ft112 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNorth Mississippi Medical Center - Pontotoc14.6 miPost officeToccopola Post Office2.3 miTown hallToccopola Town Hall2.3 miFire stationToccopola Volunteer Fire Department2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTupelo Regional Airport TUP28 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM70 miInterstateI-2222 miUS highwayUS 2785.1 miAmtrakMarks, MS MKS58 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 38874 ZIP area.
