Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 21 min5:55 am – 8:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 57 min7:03 am – 5:00 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 54°F, lows 34°F56 in of rain a year, on about 71 dayswettest month AprilSnow is rare79 days above 90°F, 41 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Greenville station, 9 mi away; rain from Stoneville Exp Stn
Parks and public landsMuscadine Farms Wmastate conservation land · 2.4 mi · 762 acresStock And Washington Muscadinestate conservation land · 3.3 mi · 1,186 acresMuscadine Driftwoodstate conservation land · 3.3 mi · 708 acresLeroy Percy State Parkstate park · 6.5 mi · 85 acresPolutken Area 1 Muscadinestate conservation land · 5.6 miPolutken Area 2 Muscadinestate conservation land · 6.4 mi · 231 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 20195 mi away, near Hollandale, MississippiMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 8 Jan 20195 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateWashington County, MS, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighDrought Relatively HighSource: 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, 37 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Greenvilleserves 29,602 people from ground water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2022: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation110 ft34 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalDelta Regional Medical Center10.8 miPost officeWayside Post Office4.5 miTown hallArcola Town Hall4.5 miPoliceArcola Police Department4.5 miFire stationArcola Volunteer Fire Department4.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMid Delta Regional Airport GLH15 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM135 miUS highwayUS 615.2 miAmtrakYazoo City, MS YAZ43 miCoachGreenvilleDelta Bus Lines Inc.9.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 38782 ZIP area.
