Attala County is a county in Mississippi, United States, roughly midway between Jackson and Tupelo along the Big Black River. It had a population of 17,889 at the 2020 census and covers 737 square miles (1,910 km2) centred near 33\u00b005\u2032N 89\u00b035\u2032W.<\/p>\n
Kosciusko is the county seat, and its postal code is 39090. The county has one incorporated city, three incorporated towns and about thirty smaller unincorporated communities. Attala County observes Central time and carries FIPS code 28007.<\/p>\n
Attala County has one incorporated city (Kosciusko, the seat) and three incorporated towns (Ethel, McCool, Sallis). Everything else on the list below is an unincorporated community — a crossroads, church community or former post-office settlement with no municipal government. Populations and ZIP codes are shown only where verified; unverified cells are marked —.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosciusko<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | 6,986<\/td>\n | 39090<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ethel<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | 442<\/td>\n | 39067<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| McCool<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | 92<\/td>\n | 39108<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sallis<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | 272<\/td>\n | 39160<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hesterville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| McAdams<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Possumneck<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Williamsville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Zama<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bowies Chapel<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Boyette<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Carmack<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Center<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Dodds<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Earlyville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| East Macedonia<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hurricane<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Joseph<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Knox<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Liberty Chapel<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Marvins Chapel<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| McVille<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mount Herman<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Multona Springs<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Newport<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Nile<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Patterson<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pierces Chapel<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Plantation<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Providence<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rocky Point<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Shady Grove<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Smyrna<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Springdale<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Zemuly<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n Two former settlements, Sand Hill and Valena, no longer appear on current maps and are not listed above.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nThe smaller unincorporated communities use the ZIP code of their nearest post-office town rather than one of their own.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nAttala County sits in the north-central hill country of Mississippi, on the boundary between the Jackson Prairie belt and the Pontotoc Ridge, with rolling, forested terrain drained by the Big Black River along its western edge. The Natchez Trace Parkway crosses the county and passes through Kosciusko. Of the county’s 737 square miles, 735 square miles are land and about 1.7 square miles are water.<\/p>\n Attala County borders Montgomery County to the north, Choctaw County to the northeast, Winston County to the east, Leake County to the south, Madison County to the southwest, Holmes County to the west, and Carroll County to the northwest. Of these, Montgomery County<\/a>, Madison County<\/a>, Holmes County<\/a> and Carroll County<\/a> have their own pages on this site; Choctaw, Winston and Leake counties are named here without a link.<\/p>\n Attala County’s population was 17,889 at the 2020 census, down from 19,564 in 2010. Kosciusko, the county seat, is by far the largest community, followed by the town of Ethel. Attala County’s median household income runs below the Mississippi median of $54,203, consistent with the county’s rural, farm- and forestry-based economy. Population density is roughly 24 people per square mile.<\/p>\n Poultry processing, timber and row-crop agriculture (soybeans, corn, cattle) anchor the county’s economy, alongside manufacturing and healthcare jobs based in Kosciusko. Kosciusko is also the birthplace of television host Oprah Winfrey, and the county seat hosts an annual Christmas parade and homecoming events tied to Attala County High School.<\/p>\n Attala County was organized in 1833 from Choctaw cession lands. It takes its name from Atala, the title character of an early-19th-century novel by the French writer Fran\u00e7ois-Ren\u00e9 de Chateaubriand, rather than from any local figure. Kosciusko, the county seat, was itself named for the Polish-American Revolutionary War general Tadeusz Ko\u015bciuszko. The Natchez Trace, an old trade and postal route through the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations, ran through what is now the county long before formal settlement.<\/p>\n U.S. Route 12 and the Natchez Trace Parkway both cross Kosciusko, with Mississippi Highway 19 running north–south through the county.<\/p>\n The nearest commercial airport is Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport in Jackson.<\/p>\n Where is Attala County?<\/strong> What is the population of Attala County?<\/strong> How big is Attala County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Attala County?<\/strong> How many towns are in Attala County?<\/strong> |