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Around Crystal Springs
Distances
Nearest major airport
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)138 miles away
Closer regional airport
Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN)28 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
New Orleans, LA136 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Houston, TX334 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Crystal Springs; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Crystal Springs had 4,862 residents in the 2020 census, down 17% since 2000.
It’s the 73rd largest of 420 towns in Mississippi by population.
Copiah County grew from 34,395 residents in 1900 to 28,368 in 2020.
Copiah County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 37°F. About 62.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Crystal Spgs Exp Stn, MS weather station (3 miles away).
Jobs in Copiah County
5,524 jobs at 440 businesses in Copiah County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
28 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Crystal Springs.
Nearest hospitals
Copiah County Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Hazlehurst9.6 miles
Merit Health CentralGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Jackson21.4 miles
Whitfield Medical Surgical HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Whitfield24.3 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
2
Dentists
3
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
5
Mental health providers
2
Physical and occupational therapists
15
Optometrists
1
Pharmacies
5
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Crystal Springs
Parks (1 nearby)
Chautauqua Park · 122 acres0.7 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Crystal Springs Tomato Museum0.8 mi
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Copiah County School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Crystal Springs ElementaryCrystal Springs
K–4
482
Public
1.5 mi
Crystal Springs Middle SchoolCrystal Springs
5–8
365
Public
1.8 mi
Crystal Springs High SchoolCrystal Springs
9–12
397
Public
1.5 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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