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Country around Lambert is a rural area of about 1,253 people in Quitman County, Mississippi, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 68 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 50°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $62k and rent runs about $683 a month.
1,253people
$62kTypical home
$683/moRent
92° / 50°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,253 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Memphis, TN
- 68 mi to Memphis, TN
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $62k (≈$392/mo)
- Median rent $683/mo
- Median household income $26k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 44
- 15% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 62 mi to GLH airport
- 64 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 60% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 141 ft
- 260 mi to the ocean
- 152 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Quitman County: D+31 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.