{"id":5165,"date":"2023-07-05T19:06:53","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T19:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=5165"},"modified":"2026-08-14T22:20:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T22:20:44","slug":"calhoun-county-mississippi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/calhoun-county-mississippi\/","title":{"rendered":"Calhoun County, Mississippi"},"content":{"rendered":"

Calhoun County is a county in Mississippi, United States, drained by the Skuna and Yalobusha rivers in the north-central part of the state. It had a population of 13,266 at the 2020 census and covers 588 square miles (1,520 km2), of which 587 square miles are land, centred near 33\u00b056\u2032N 89\u00b020\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Pittsboro is the county seat, and its postal code is 38951. The county has four incorporated towns, three villages, and a scatter of unincorporated communities and crossroads. Calhoun County sits in the Central time zone.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Calhoun County<\/h2>\n

Calhoun County’s 24 named places split into four towns, three villages — including the county seat, Pittsboro — and 17 unincorporated communities (Unincorp. in the table below) that have no municipal government of their own. Mississippi has no civil townships, so places are listed county-wide rather than grouped by township.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Bruce<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n38915<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Calhoun City<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n38916<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Derma<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n38839<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vardaman<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n38878<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pittsboro<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n38951<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Big Creek<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Slate Springs<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n38954<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Banner<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bently<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dentontown<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ellard<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hollis<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Loyd<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reid<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sabougla<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sarepta<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shepherd<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Skuna<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Benela<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bounds<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Liberty<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Partee<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pittman<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Retreat<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Bruce, in the county’s northwest corner, is the largest town; Calhoun City, near the geographic centre, is the county’s commercial hub. Vardaman, in the north, calls itself the Sweet Potato Capital of the World.<\/p>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n