Is Vicksburg safe? United States travel risk
Is Vicksburg safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026
Vicksburg scores 37/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Vicksburg scores 37/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Vicksburg: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (54/100).
A score of 37 is higher than 35% of the cities we score.
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Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Positioned at 32.3173° N, 90.8868° W in Mississippi, Vicksburg features an altitude of 73 m. The settlement is located 1,449.8 km NE from Washington.
Mississippi
32.3173° N, 90.8868° W
73 m
America/Chicago
20,944
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in United States
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Vicksburg happened in June (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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