Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 41 min5:38 am – 8:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 39 min7:05 am – 4:44 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 27°F52 in of rain a yearwettest month April3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days48 days above 90°F, 88 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bardwell 2 E station, 14 mi away; rain from Anniston 1.9 Wnw; snow from Sikeston Pwr Stn
Nearby landmarksBratcher Lakelake · 2.0 miThirtyfour Corner Blue Holelake · 1.6 miIslands Nos 2 3 and 4island · 3.8 miWolf Island Number 5island · 4.3 miColumbus-Belmont State Park Campgroundcampground · 5.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsColumbus-Belmont State Parkstate park · 5.1 mi · 171 acresDoug Travis Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.4 mi · 4,131 acresTowosahgy State Historic Sitestate historic site · 6.0 mi · 63 acresTen Mile Pond Conservation Areastate conservation land · 6.2 mi · 3,749 acresThree Ponds State Nature Preservestate conservation land · 7.6 mi · 312 acresBig Oak Tree State Parkstate park · 10.3 mi · 142 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes98 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 26 Sep 199034 mi away, near Chaffee, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 9 Dec 202429 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMississippi County, MO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality75% of days had good air in 2025272 of 365 days measured93 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 97main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: McCracken County, KY, 33 mi away
Drinking waterCharleston PWSserves 5,900 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation302 ft92 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMissouri Delta Medical Center22.2 miPost officeColumbus Post Office5.8 miTown hallAnniston City Hall7.6 miPoliceAnniston Police Department7.6 miFire stationColumbus Fire Department5.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBarkley Regional Airport PAH31 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM127 miInterstateI-5711 miUS highwayUS 629.8 miAmtrakPoplar Bluff, MO PBF66 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 63881 ZIP area.
