Local servicesHospitalNorth Sunflower Medical Center8.1 miPost officeDoddsville Post Office5.1 miTown hallSunflower Town Hall7.2 miPoliceSunflower Police Department7.2 miFire stationSunflower Town Fire Department7.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeDelta State University11.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMid Delta Regional Airport GLH24 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM104 miUS highwayUS 495.1 miAmtrakGreenwood, MS GWD26 miCoachClevelandDelta Bus Lines Inc.9.7 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 38749 ZIP area.
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 23 min5:52 am – 8:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 55 min7:02 am – 4:58 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 93°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 33°F59 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month April2 in of snow a year, on about 2 days93 days above 90°F, 50 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cleveland station, 11 mi away
Nearby landmarksDarr Lakelake · 2.9 miPetes Lakelake · 4.8 miInterstate Woodswoods · 5.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsIndianola Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.2 mi · 1,019 acresFannie Lou Hamer Parkpark · 8.1 miShady Grove Parkpark · 9.2 miDahomey National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 16.8 mi · 9,537 acresFlorewood River Plantation State Parkstate park · 21.7 mi · 99 acresMathews Brake National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 25.8 mi · 2,363 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 8 Jan 201935 mi away, near Hollandale, MississippiMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 8 Jan 201935 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSunflower County, MS, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality72% of days had good air in 2025258 of 359 days measured101 moderate daysMedian index 43, worst day 88main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Bolivar County, MS, 20 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Indianolaserves 9,464 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jul 2022: Groundwater, treatment technique8 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation131 ft40 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
