Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 21 min5:50 am – 8:11 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 57 min6:58 am – 4:55 pm
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People1,573 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 27.9445 householdsMedian household income $48,750Median home value $90,20087% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $615 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.5% unemployment rate63% of adults are in the labour force, 634 employedMain industries: education and health care 28%, manufacturing 19%, retail 15%Average commute 33 minutes86% drive alone, 12% car-pool, 1% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages23% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 54°F, lows 33°F63 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month April1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days62 days above 90°F, 59 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Kosciusko station, 14 mi away
Nearby landmarksDenman Lakelake · 9.1 miYouth Center Lakelake · 9.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDerrick & Hobbs Memorial Parkpark · 9.7 miHolmes County State Parkstate park · 14.6 mi · 544 acresMorgan Brake National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 23.7 mi · 7,569 acresTombigbee National Forestnational forest · 43.8 mi · 67,449 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 3.2 on 29 Jun 201548 mi away, near Canton, MississippiMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 29 Jun 201548 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowHolmes County, MS, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateTornado 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, 58 mi away
Internet at home74% of households have a broadband subscription24% have cable, fibre or DSL29% rely on a mobile data plan alone23% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterPossumneck-carmack W/aserves 1,214 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20215 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation325 ft99 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBaptist Medical Center Attala12.3 miPost officeWest Post Office1.9 miTown hallVaiden City Hall9.5 miPoliceVaiden Police Department9.5 miFire stationVaiden Volunteer Fire Department9.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport JAN64 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM128 miInterstateI-554.2 miUS highwayUS 511.9 miAmtrakGreenwood, MS GWD33 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39192 ZIP area.
