Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 33 min5:45 am – 8:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 46 min7:04 am – 4:50 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 49°F, lows 30°F57 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month April3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days69 days above 90°F, 68 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Memphis Wfo station, 15 mi away
Nearby landmarksTanya Lakelake · 2.3 miCasper Lakelake · 3.2 miReed Lakesreservoir · 5.2 miMeeman-Shelby State Park Visitor Centervisitor center · 8.9 miMeeman-Shelby Forest State Park Dogwood Ridge Campgroundcampground · 9.7 miCamps Lakesreservoir · 9.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSouth Parkpark · 1.5 miBiloxi Parkpark · 1.7 miMeeman-Shelby Forest Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.5 mi · 9,433 acresLoosahatchie Refugestate conservation land · 9.5 miMemphis National Cemeteryhistoric site · 11.6 miEagle Lake Refugestate conservation land · 11.1 mi · 3,497 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes39 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 25 Mar 197638 mi away, near Marked Tree, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Apr 202650 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 waterMillington Water Deptserves 8,935 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation265 ft81 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMethodist North Hospital7.1 miPost officeNaval Air Station Memphis Post Officeunder a mileTown hallMillington City Hall1.6 miPoliceMillington Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationMillington Airport Fire Station1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highHighMillington Central High School1.5 miElementaryMillington Elementary School1.6 miMiddleMillington Middle School1.7 miCollegeRhodes College14.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM21 miInterstateI-2691.1 miUS highwayUS 511.9 miAmtrakCentral Station MEM18 miCoachMemphis Greyhound Bus StationFlixBus20 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 38083 ZIP area.
