Fernwood, Mississippi
| Fernwood, Mississippi | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Fernwood, Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 31°11′08″N 90°26′56″W / 31.18556°N 90.44889°WCoordinates: 31°11′08″N 90°26′56″W / 31.18556°N 90.44889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Pike |
| Elevation | 390 ft (120 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 39635 |
| Area code(s) | 601 & 769 |
| GNIS feature ID | 669950[1] |
Fernwood is an unincorporated community in Pike County, Mississippi, United States.[1] Its ZIP code is 39635.[2]
History
Fernwood was developed in the late 1880s by the Enochs family as a company town for Fernwood Lumber Company.[3]
Geography
Climate
The climate at Fernwood is characterized by relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfa". (Humid Subtropical Climate).[4]
| Climate data for Fernwood, Mississippi | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 59 (15) |
63 (17) |
70 (21) |
77 (25) |
84 (29) |
90 (32) |
91 (33) |
91 (33) |
87 (31) |
79 (26) |
69 (21) |
61 (16) |
76.8 (24.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 38 (3) |
40 (4) |
46 (8) |
54 (12) |
62 (17) |
68 (20) |
70 (21) |
70 (21) |
65 (18) |
54 (12) |
45 (7) |
40 (4) |
54.3 (12.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.7 (145) |
5.5 (140) |
5.9 (150) |
5.3 (135) |
5.1 (130) |
4.7 (119) |
5.5 (140) |
5.2 (132) |
4.4 (112) |
3.3 (84) |
4.3 (109) |
5.8 (147) |
60.7 (1,542) |
| Source: Weatherbase [5] | |||||||||||||
Notes
- 1 2 "Fernwood, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
- ↑ James E. Fickle. 2001. Mississippi Forests and Forestry. University Press of Mississippi, Jackson Retrieved 2013-08-17
- ↑ Climate Summary for Fernwood, Mississippi
- ↑ "Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on May 11, 2013.
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