Local servicesHospitalMercy Hospital Carthage4.9 miPost officeCarthage Post Office2.4 miTown hallCarthage City Hall2.5 miPoliceJasper County Sheriff's Office2.4 miFire stationCarthage Fire Department2.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeMissouri Southern State University10.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJoplin Regional Airport JLN9.7 miMajor airportTulsa International Airport TUL111 miInterstateI-49under a mileUS highwayUS 71under a mileCoachJoplin Bus StationGreyhound9.7 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 44 min5:57 am – 8:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 36 min7:27 am – 5:03 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 24°F48 in of rain a year, on about 69 dayswettest month May8 in of snow a year, on about 5 days51 days above 90°F, 93 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Carthage station, 3 mi away; rain from Carthage 1.5 S; snow from Waco 4n
Nearby landmarksKellogg Lakelake · 2.6 miMaple Lane Farms Lakelake · 6.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBattle Of Carthage State Historic Sitestate historic site · 3.0 miCarthage Municipal Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 84 acresKellogg Lake Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 66 acresStones Corner Accessstate recreation area · 10.0 miGeorge Washington Carver National Monumentnational monument · 14.9 mi · 241 acresDiamond Grove Prairie Natural Areastate conservation land · 12.8 mi · 546 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateJasper County, MO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighTornado Relatively HighDrought Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025305 of 365 days measured58 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 38, worst day 162main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Jasper County monitors, MO
Drinking waterMo American Joplinserves 73,728 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,016 ft310 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
