University, Mississippi

University is a census-designated place (CDP) and the official name for an area covering a portion of the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) campus, in Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States.^[3] The CDP is surrounded by the city of Oxford.^[4][5] Its official United States Postal Service designation is "University, Mississippi", with a ZIP Code of 38677.

University, Mississippi
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 34°21′56″N 89°32′16″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Lafayette
Area [1]
• Total	0.70 sq mi (1.82 km2)
• Land	0.70 sq mi (1.82 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	502 ft (153 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	4,696
• Density	6,670.45/sq mi (2,574.13/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	38677
Area code	662
FIPS code	28-75520
GNIS feature ID	2586613[2]

The population at the 2010 census was 4,202,^[6] while the 2014 enrollment for Ole Miss was 20,112 in 2014.^[7]

The University CDP is an enclave surrounded by the city of Oxford, west of its downtown area. It has an area of 0.70 square miles (1.82 km²), all of it recorded as land.^[8]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	4,202		—
2020	4,696		11.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

Education

The CDP is in the Oxford School District.^[10] The district operates Oxford High School.

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, university has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in University was 110 °F (43.3 °C) on September 5, 1925, while the coldest temperature recorded was −13 °F (−25.0 °C) on January 21, 1985.^[11]

Climate data for University, Mississippi, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °F (°C)	80 (27)	84 (29)	91 (33)	93 (34)	98 (37)	104 (40)	108 (42)	107 (42)	110 (43)	98 (37)	89 (32)	81 (27)	110 (43)
Mean maximum °F (°C)	72.1 (22.3)	75.2 (24.0)	82.2 (27.9)	87.0 (30.6)	90.8 (32.7)	94.9 (34.9)	97.1 (36.2)	97.7 (36.5)	94.8 (34.9)	89.4 (31.9)	80.1 (26.7)	72.8 (22.7)	98.8 (37.1)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)	52.3 (11.3)	57.1 (13.9)	65.8 (18.8)	74.2 (23.4)	82.0 (27.8)	88.6 (31.4)	91.3 (32.9)	91.0 (32.8)	86.2 (30.1)	76.1 (24.5)	64.3 (17.9)	55.0 (12.8)	73.7 (23.1)
Daily mean °F (°C)	41.4 (5.2)	45.1 (7.3)	53.5 (11.9)	61.6 (16.4)	70.4 (21.3)	77.7 (25.4)	80.7 (27.1)	79.8 (26.6)	73.9 (23.3)	62.6 (17.0)	51.9 (11.1)	44.2 (6.8)	61.9 (16.6)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)	30.6 (−0.8)	33.8 (1.0)	41.2 (5.1)	48.9 (9.4)	58.9 (14.9)	66.8 (19.3)	70.2 (21.2)	68.6 (20.3)	61.6 (16.4)	49.2 (9.6)	39.5 (4.2)	33.3 (0.7)	50.2 (10.1)
Mean minimum °F (°C)	12.2 (−11.0)	17.3 (−8.2)	22.5 (−5.3)	31.5 (−0.3)	42.2 (5.7)	55.3 (12.9)	61.1 (16.2)	59.3 (15.2)	45.7 (7.6)	32.2 (0.1)	22.3 (−5.4)	17.5 (−8.1)	9.7 (−12.4)
Record low °F (°C)	−13 (−25)	−10 (−23)	7 (−14)	21 (−6)	31 (−1)	43 (6)	50 (10)	48 (9)	32 (0)	20 (−7)	6 (−14)	−10 (−23)	−13 (−25)
Average precipitation inches (mm)	5.13 (130)	5.82 (148)	5.61 (142)	6.30 (160)	5.35 (136)	5.22 (133)	4.35 (110)	3.90 (99)	3.99 (101)	4.10 (104)	4.30 (109)	6.45 (164)	60.52 (1,536)
Average snowfall inches (cm)	0.8 (2.0)	0.2 (0.51)	0.1 (0.25)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.1 (0.25)	1.2 (3.01)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)	12.0	10.8	11.7	10.3	11.0	10.2	10.0	8.8	7.4	7.9	9.8	12.2	122.1
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)	0.6	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	1.4
Source 1: NOAA[12]
Source 2: National Weather Service[11]