Local servicesHospitalNoxubee General Hospital9.0 miPost officeShuqualak Post Office1.9 miTown hallMacon City Hall8.0 miPoliceShuqualak Police Department1.9 miFire stationShuqualak Volunteer Fire Department1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeEast Mississippi Community College13.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGolden Triangle Regional Airport GTR31 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM114 miInterstateI-2033 miUS highwayUS 452.9 miAmtrakUnion Station MEI44 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 39361 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 20 min5:46 am – 8:06 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 58 min6:53 am – 4:51 pm
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People1,316 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 36.0470 householdsMedian household income $28,838Median home value $54,800Median rent $414 a month88% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting1.6% unemployment rate44% of adults are in the labour force, 433 employedMain industries: education and health care 34%, manufacturing 32%, retail 14%Average commute 25 minutes86% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 11% walk or cycleSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages6% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher86% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 91°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 54°F, lows 33°F57 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month AprilSnow is rare75 days above 90°F, 58 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Macon 3n station, 11 mi away
Parks and public landsGillespie Parkpark · 7.9 miCedar Creek Parkpark · 8.3 miSam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 18.6 mi · 48,330 acresLegion Lake State Parkstate park · 27.7 mi · 431 acresTombigbee National Forestnational forest · 38.5 mi · 67,449 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 7 Nov 200445 mi away, near Forkland, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 30 Jun 201532 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowNoxubee County, MS, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025284 of 364 days measured80 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 90main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Sumter County, AL, 36 mi away
Internet at home59% of households have a broadband subscription25% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone35% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterTown of Shuqualakserves 989 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20214 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation225 ft69 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
