Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 32 min5:45 am – 8:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 47 min7:04 am – 4:51 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, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksSky Lakelake · under a mileLochnevin Lakelake · under a mileWolf Riverriver · 5.0 miRhodes Collegecollege · 3.4 miMemphis College of Artcollege · 4.1 miLoosahatchie Riverriver · 5.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLitty Parkpark · under a mileHill Recreation Arearecreation area · under a mileMemphis National Cemeteryhistoric site · 2.6 miLoosahatchie Refugestate conservation land · 4.9 miEagle Lake Refugestate conservation land · 6.6 mi · 3,497 acresMeeman-Shelby Forest Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.0 mi · 9,433 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes30 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 25 Mar 197639 mi away, near Marked Tree, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 1 Aug 202549 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighShelby County, TN, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Very HighTornado Very HighHeat wave Relatively HighEarthquake Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality60% of days had good air in 2025220 of 365 days measured140 moderate, 5 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 47, worst day 147main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Shelby County monitors, TN
Drinking waterMemphis Light, Gas, & Waterserves 659,500 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation263 ft80 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBaptist Memorial Health Care - Hospital4.7 miPost officeHollywood Post Office2.3 miTown hallMemphis City Hall5.9 miPoliceMemphis Police Department - Old Allen Station2.0 miFire stationMemphis Fire Station 27under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools8 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherElementaryLucie E Campbell Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryStar Academyunder a mileMiddleGrandview Heights Middle Schoolunder a mileCollegeRhodes College3.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM11 miInterstateI-401.5 miUS highwayUS 513.4 miAmtrakCentral Station MEM6.9 miCoachMemphis Greyhound Bus StationFlixBus9.7 miTransit65 stops within a mileMemphis Area Transit Authority (MATA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 38014 ZIP area.
