Local servicesHospitalDelta Health - Northwest Regional Hospital16.1 miPost officeRome Post Officeunder a mileTown hallTutwiler City Hall4.1 miPoliceTutwiler Police Department4.1 miFire stationTutwiler Volunteer Fire Department4.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMid Delta Regional Airport GLH45 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM79 miInterstateI-5535 miUS highwayUS 49under a mileAmtrakMarks, MS MKS23 miCoachClarksdaleDelta Bus Lines Inc.16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 38768 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 25 min5:51 am – 8:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 54 min7:03 am – 4:56 pm
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People58 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.624 households58% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 91°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 50°F, lows 32°F56 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month AprilSnow is rare67 days above 90°F, 51 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Clarksdale station, 16 mi away; snow from Cleveland 3 N
Parks and public landsColdwater River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 20.0 mi · 2,514 acresTallahatchie National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 22.0 mi · 4,186 acresSt. Francis National Forestnational forest · 45.0 mi · 21,307 acresStumpy Point Purchase Unitnational forest · 45.5 mi · 1,519 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 8 Jan 197316 mi away, near Ruleville, MississippiMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 26 Oct 200214 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, 26 mi away
Internet at home58% of households have a broadband subscription0% have cable, fibre or DSL58% rely on a mobile data plan alone42% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterRome Water Systemserves 211 people from ground water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique8 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation145 ft44 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
