Mississippi: Time Zones, Counties, Cities & Map

Metro and micro areas in Mississippi, largest first

4 metro areas and 17 micro areas have counties in Mississippi. 2 cross into another state; their populations are for the whole area. Populations are July 2025 estimates.

1. Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metro Area1,341,412 people
2. Jackson, MS Metro Area609,847 people
3. Gulfport-Biloxi, MS Metro Area431,329 people
4. Hattiesburg, MS Metro Area158,014 people
5. Tupelo, MS Micro Area133,167 people
6. Meridian, MS Micro Area85,419 people
7. Laurel, MS Micro Area82,281 people
8. Oxford, MS Micro Area71,972 people
9. Columbus, MS Micro Area67,144 people
10. Starkville, MS Micro Area62,063 people
11. Picayune, MS Micro Area59,363 people
12. Natchez, MS-LA Micro Area54,722 people

Every metro and micro area in the US

Tribal areas in Mississippi, largest first

1. Mississippi Choctaw Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land6,605 people

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian areas as the Census Bureau maps them, with at least 2% of their area here, water included. These lines don’t decide membership, jurisdiction or land status.

Counties and equivalents, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

1. Harrison County, Mississippi217,136 people
2. Hinds County, Mississippi211,888 people
3. DeSoto County, Mississippi197,918 people
4. Rankin County, Mississippi162,181 people
5. Jackson County, Mississippi147,666 people
6. Madison County, Mississippi116,298 people
7. Lee County, Mississippi83,731 people
8. Forrest County, Mississippi79,034 people
9. Lauderdale County, Mississippi70,317 people
10. Lamar County, Mississippi67,403 people
11. Jones County, Mississippi66,496 people
12. Lafayette County, Mississippi59,597 people

See all 82 counties and equivalents in Mississippi, largest first

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

1. Jackson, Mississippi (city)146,631 people
2. Gulfport, Mississippi (city)73,003 people
3. Southaven, Mississippi (city)56,226 people
4. Biloxi, Mississippi (city)48,861 people
5. Hattiesburg, Mississippi (city)48,619 people
6. Olive Branch, Mississippi (city)47,019 people
7. Tupelo, Mississippi (city)37,791 people
8. Meridian, Mississippi (city)34,137 people
9. Greenville, Mississippi (city)28,166 people
10. Madison, Mississippi (city)27,946 people
11. Pearl, Mississippi (city)27,737 people
12. Clinton, Mississippi (city)27,195 people

See all 427 cities, towns and communities in Mississippi, largest first

ZIP Code areas, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

1. ZIP 3865457,898 people
2. ZIP 3950355,059 people
3. ZIP 3911050,443 people
4. ZIP 3865546,156 people
5. ZIP 3940244,620 people
6. ZIP 3956443,240 people
7. ZIP 3975942,783 people
8. ZIP 3940142,531 people
9. ZIP 3904740,808 people
10. ZIP 3904239,142 people
11. ZIP 3867137,319 people
12. ZIP 3953236,662 people

See all 428 ZIP Code areas in Mississippi, largest first

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