Local servicesHospitalClaiborne County Medical Center14.8 miPost officeFayette Post Office1.9 miTown hallFayette City Hall2.1 miPoliceFayette Police Department2.1 miFire stationFayette Fire Department2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 highHighJefferson County High School1.4 miCollegeAlcorn State University10.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport JAN69 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY129 miInterstateI-5535 miUS highwayUS 61under a mileAmtrakBrookhaven, MS BRH37 miCoachPort GibsonDelta Bus Lines Inc.16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39081 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39081 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 13 min5:59 am – 8:12 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 5 min7:00 am – 5:04 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 93°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 60°F, lows 36°F56 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month January1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days80 days above 90°F, 49 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Port Gibson 1 Ne station, 18 mi away
Nearby landmarksKrauss Lakelake · 1.2 miMossy Lakelake · 4.6 miNST - Potkopinu Section Traltrailhead · 6.3 miBlue Hillpeak · 9.3 miBullen Creek Self Guiding Trailtrailhead · 7.5 miMount Locust Visitor Centervisitor center · 9.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsNatchez State Parkstate park · 12.6 mi · 3,428 acresHomochitto National Forestnational forest · 12.8 mi · 191,846 acresCanemount Wmastate conservation land · 11.7 mi · 3,241 acresCanemountstate conservation land · 13.9 mi · 346 acresLake Bruin State Parkstate park · 17.3 mi · 55 acresHomochitto Purchase Unitnational forest · 23.6 mi · 66 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowJefferson County, MS, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHeat wave Relatively LowHurricane Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality46% of days had good air in 2025167 of 365 days measured198 moderate daysMedian index 52, worst day 84main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Hinds County, MS, 50 mi away
Drinking waterLorman Water Associationserves 2,162 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation254 ft77 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
