Population: Retail Trade Area approximately 14,828
Area Code: 662
Zip Code: 38860
Estimated median house Value: $68,150

Okolona Facts:

• Location:   Okolona is located in Northeast Mississippi, 123 miles from Memphis, TN, 140 miles from Birmingham, AL, and 149 miles from Jackson, MS, and is only 20 miles from Tupelo, MS.
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• Climate:   Normal temperature in January is 40 degrees and in July is 79 degrees. The normal rainfall is 54.88 inches per year. The average elevation is 320 feet.
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• Recreation:   Auditoriums - 2 (1 School/1 City); Ball Fields - 2; Local Parks - 2; Swimming Pools - 2; Golf Course - 1; Tennis Courts - 3; Mini Parks - 1
• Major Highways Serving The Okolona Area:   Highway 45 (a limited access four-lane highway, Highway 245, State Highway 41/32
• Railroads:   South Rail Corporation.
• Parcel Service:   United Parcel Service, Purolator, Federal Express.
• Motor Freight Carriers:   Okolona is served by 16 major freight carriers.
• Air Service:   Nearest Commercial Airport is the Tupelo Regional Airport (TUP) in Tupelo, MS, a distance of 25 miles, runway length 4200 feet.  Local airport is owned by city of Okolona. Golden Triangle Airport, Columbus, MS, 50 miles
• Waterways:   Okolona is located 13 miles from the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway.
• Newspapers:   Okolona Messenger - Weekly Subscription; Chickasaw Journal – Weekly Subscription; Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal - Daily.
• Cable TV:   Comcast Cablevision; Direct TV
• Telephone Service:   AT&T
• Telegraph Service:   Western Union
• Churches:   Protestant - 14; Catholic - 1
• Health Care:   Clinics (3), Dentist
• Motel:   Okolona Motel has 18 rooms.
• Municipal Government:   Type - Mayor and City Council (Special Charter). The city has adopted Zoning Regulations and has a Planning Commission.
• Police Department:   10 full-time officers and 6 patrol vehicles.
• Fire Department:   5 full-time officers and 15 volunteer firemen. Fire Department Equipment includes 2 pumper trucks, 1 tanker, 2 brush trucks, and 1 emergency vehicle. Fire insurance rating is 7th class. The City of Okolona does provide fire protection outside the corporate limits.
• Utilities and Services:
  Electricity - Tennessee Valley Authority - Local distributor: City of Okolona
  Water - Local distributor: City of Okolona
  Capacity: 700,000 gallons per day
  Average consumption: 400,000 gallons per day
  Sanitary Sewer - The City of Okolona has a treatment plant sanitary sewer system with a present load of 50%.
  Garbage Control - Sanitary Landfill. Residential pickup two times per week.

Education:

Okolona Municipal Separate Public School District. The Elementary School has 19 teachers and the Secondary School has 31 teachers.

Mission Statement: Okolona Municipal Separate School District strives to provide quality and challenging instructional programs with a highly trained staff in a safe environment; using all available resources in a manner that will set expectations for our students to excel academically, technologically, artistically, and athletically in order to become lifelong learners and to be prepared for a changing society.

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