Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 32 min5:46 am – 8:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 47 min7:04 am – 4:52 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 49°F, lows 31°F56 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month May2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days61 days above 90°F, 58 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, W Memphis station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksWolf Riverriver · 2.1 miVisible Music Collegecollege · under a mileSouthwest Tennessee Community Collegecollege · 1.5 miJoe Curtis Pointcape · under a mileWolf River Lagoonlake · under a mileHopefield Lakelake · 1.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMud Island Parkpark · under a mile · 183 acresTom Lee Parkpark · 1.1 miPresidents Island Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.1 mi · 5,620 acresTo Fullerstate park · 6.3 mi · 1,004 acresTO Fuller State Park (2021 Addition)state park · 6.9 mi · 144 acresMemphis National Cemeteryhistoric site · 6.7 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes26 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 3.8 on 27 Dec 202343 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 serving the town
Elevation223 ft68 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Jude Childrens Research Hospitalunder a milePost officePeabody Place Post Officeunder a mileTown hallMemphis City Hallunder a milePoliceShelby County Sheriff's Officeunder a mileFire stationMemphis Fire Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools2 elementary, 3 middle, 2 high, 2 otherMiddleMemphis Grizzlies Preparatory Charter Schoolunder a mileSchoolMaria Montessori Schoolunder a mileElementaryDowntown Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeVisible Music Collegeunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM8.8 miInterstateI-40under a mileUS highwayUS 781.0 miAmtrakCentral Station MEM1.4 miCoachMemphis Greyhound Bus StationFlixBus7.2 miTransit236 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 38101 ZIP area.
