Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 31 min5:47 am – 8:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 48 min7:04 am – 4:52 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 74°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 33°F55 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month April3 in of snow a year, on about 3 days72 days above 90°F, 44 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Memphis Intl Ap station, 11 mi away
Nearby landmarksHorn Lakelake · 2.0 miNorth Horn Lakelake · 3.0 miDooleys Islandisland · 2.4 miUniversity of Mississippi - DeSoto Campuscollege · 7.8 miT O Fuller State Park Campgroundcampground · 7.1 miT O Fuller State Park Visitors Centervisitor center · 7.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTo Fullerstate park · 6.8 mi · 1,004 acresTO Fuller State Park (2021 Addition)state park · 7.0 mi · 144 acresDalstrom Parkpark · 4.7 mi · 75 acresOtis Redding Parkpark · 4.9 miPresidents Island Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.5 mi · 5,620 acresMemphis National Cemeteryhistoric site · 18.8 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 25 Mar 197648 mi away, near Marked Tree, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 30 Aug 202044 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateDeSoto County, MS, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality69% of days had good air in 2025252 of 365 days measured112 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 43, worst day 143main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, DeSoto County monitors, MS
Drinking waterWalls Water Assn- Lake Forestserves 9,298 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
Elevation206 ft63 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBaptist Memorial Hospital - DeSoto8.4 miPost officeWalls Post Officeunder a mileTown hallWalls Municipal Buildingunder a milePoliceWalls Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationWalls Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryWalls Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeUniversity of Mississippi - DeSoto Campus7.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM11 miInterstateI-696.0 miUS highwayUS 61under a mileAmtrakMarks, MS MKS49 miCoachMemphis (MATA Airways Transit Center)Jefferson Lines11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 38686 ZIP area.
