{"id":5186,"date":"2023-07-05T20:04:48","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T20:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=5186"},"modified":"2026-08-21T08:37:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T08:37:10","slug":"coahoma-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/coahoma-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Coahoma County, Mississippi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Coahoma County is a county in Mississippi, United States, in the Mississippi Delta near the Arkansas state line. It had a population of 21,390 at the 2020 census and covers 583 square miles (1,510 km2), of which 552 square miles (1,430 km2) is land and 31 square miles (80 km2) is water, centred near 34\u00b014\u2032N 90\u00b036\u2032W.<\/p>\n<p>Clarksdale is the county seat; its postal code is 38614. The county has 6 incorporated municipalities (one city, five towns), 4 census-designated places, and a scatter of unincorporated farm communities. It sits in the Central time zone and carries FIPS code 28027.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Coahoma County<\/h2>\n<p>Ten named places in Coahoma County have census-tracked population figures; the rest are unincorporated farm landings and crossroads that appear on maps but carry no separate population count. Mississippi has no civil townships, so places below are listed without a Township column. CDP = census-designated place; Unincorp. = unincorporated community.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Pop.<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Clarksdale<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>14,732<\/td>\n<td>38614<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Friars Point<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>1,124<\/td>\n<td>38631<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jonestown<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>1,141<\/td>\n<td>38639<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lula<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>231<\/td>\n<td>38644<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lyon<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>1,565<\/td>\n<td>38645<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Coahoma<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>221<\/td>\n<td>38617<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bobo<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>38614<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dublin<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>38739<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Farrell<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>38614<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rena Lara<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>38767<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sherard<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>38614<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Stovall<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>38614<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rich<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>38614<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hopson<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>38614<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hillhouse<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>38617<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Moon Lake<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>38644<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Roundaway<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>38614<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Roseacres<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>38614<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rudyard<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>38614<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Claremont<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>38614<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Clover Hill<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>38614<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Burke Landing<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>38617<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sunflower Landing<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>38617<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mattson<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>38614<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Humber<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>38617<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bobo, Dublin, Farrell and Rena Lara are census-designated places with no municipal government of their own; their ZIP-served post office is listed above but the Census Bureau does not publish a separate population figure for several of them in the most recent release available here, hence the dashes. The county&#8217;s smallest landings \u2014 Anderson Landing, Danforth, Eagles Nest, Glen Aubin, Green Grove, Long Lake, Lurand, Myrtle Hall, Pullen, Pushmataha Landing, Reese Landing, Rescue Landing, Walnut Grove and Willis \u2014 are historic river or plantation names still shown on county maps but carry no standalone ZIP or population record; they are omitted from the table for that reason but remain locally recognized place names.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>38614 \u2014 Clarksdale (also serves Bobo, Farrell, Sherard, Stovall, Rich, Hopson and most of the surrounding rural county)<\/li>\n<li>38631 \u2014 Friars Point<\/li>\n<li>38639 \u2014 Jonestown<\/li>\n<li>38644 \u2014 Lula (also serves Moon Lake)<\/li>\n<li>38645 \u2014 Lyon<\/li>\n<li>38617 \u2014 Coahoma (also serves Hillhouse, Burke Landing, Sunflower Landing, Humber)<\/li>\n<li>38739 \u2014 Dublin<\/li>\n<li>38767 \u2014 Rena Lara<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Unincorporated landings without their own post office use the ZIP of the nearest listed town.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Coahoma County lies in the flat alluvial Mississippi Delta, bounded on the west by the Mississippi River. The terrain is almost entirely flat farmland historically built up from river-borne silt, with the Sunflower River and Moon Lake (an oxbow lake formed from a former river channel) as the county&#8217;s other notable water features. Farmland and cotton, soybean and corn fields cover most of the land area outside Clarksdale.<\/p>\n<p>Coahoma County borders <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/tunica-county\/\">Tunica County<\/a> to the north, Quitman County to the east (no live sibling page to link), <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/tallahatchie-county\/\">Tallahatchie County<\/a> to the southeast, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/sunflower-county\/\">Sunflower County<\/a> to the south, and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/bolivar-county\/\">Bolivar County<\/a> to the southwest. Across the Mississippi River to the west lies <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/phillips-county\/\">Phillips County, Arkansas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Coahoma County&#8217;s population was 21,390 at the 2020 census, down from earlier decades \u2014 the county peaked near 50,000 residents in 1950 and has declined steadily since as Delta agriculture mechanized and residents moved to cities. Clarksdale, the county seat, is by far the largest community; Lyon and Jonestown are the next-largest incorporated towns. Median household income in the county runs well below the Mississippi median of $54,203, consistent with the wider Delta region&#8217;s persistently high poverty rate. Population density is about 39 people per square mile of land area.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Agriculture \u2014 cotton, soybeans, corn and rice grown on the Delta&#8217;s flat, fertile farmland \u2014 remains the backbone of the county&#8217;s economy, alongside agricultural processing and services based in Clarksdale. Clarksdale is internationally known as a birthplace of the Delta blues, and the city&#8217;s blues heritage (the Delta Blues Museum, the &#8220;Crossroads&#8221; of US 61 and US 49, and the annual Juke Joint Festival) draws tourism that supplements the county&#8217;s farm economy. Coahoma Community College, a public two-year college near Clarksdale, is a significant local employer and educational anchor.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Coahoma County was organized on February 9, 1836, one of the original Delta counties carved from Chickasaw and Choctaw cession lands. Its name comes from a Choctaw-derived word usually translated as &#8220;red panther&#8221; or &#8220;red-cat,&#8221; reportedly the name of a local Native leader. The county&#8217;s plantation-era economy relied heavily on enslaved and later sharecropping labor; in the 20th century Clarksdale became a key hub of the Mississippi Delta blues tradition, producing musicians including John Lee Hooker, and the county&#8217;s demographic decline since the 1950s reflects the broader mechanization of Delta agriculture and the Great Migration.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>US Highway 61 and US Highway 49 cross in Clarksdale at the famous &#8220;Crossroads,&#8221; and US Highway 278 and Mississippi Highways 1, 6 and 315 also run through the county. A future Interstate 69 corridor is planned through the area.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Memphis, Tennessee \u2014 about 75 miles north via US 61<\/li>\n<li>Greenville, Mississippi \u2014 about 65 miles south via US 61<\/li>\n<li>Tunica Resorts, Mississippi \u2014 about 30 miles north via US 61<\/li>\n<li>Helena, Arkansas \u2014 about 20 miles west via US 49<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The nearest commercial airport is Memphis International Airport (MEM), roughly 75 miles north.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Coahoma County, Mississippi?<\/strong><br \/>It sits in the northwestern Mississippi Delta along the Mississippi River, bordering Arkansas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Coahoma County?<\/strong><br \/>21,390 residents at the 2020 census.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Coahoma County?<\/strong><br \/>583 square miles total \u2014 552 square miles of land and 31 square miles of water.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Coahoma County?<\/strong><br \/>Clarksdale is the county seat and largest city.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns are in Coahoma County?<\/strong><br \/>One city (Clarksdale) and five towns \u2014 Coahoma, Friars Point, Jonestown, Lula and Lyon \u2014 plus four census-designated places.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in Coahoma County?<\/strong><br \/>38614 (Clarksdale), 38617 (Coahoma), 38631 (Friars Point), 38639 (Jonestown), 38644 (Lula), 38645 (Lyon), 38739 (Dublin) and 38767 (Rena Lara).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why is Clarksdale famous?<\/strong><br \/>Clarksdale is widely regarded as a birthplace of the Delta blues and is home to the Delta Blues Museum near the historic US 61\/US 49 crossroads.<\/p>\n<p>More counties in this state: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/mississippi\/\">Towns and villages in Mississippi<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coahoma County is a county in Mississippi, United States, in the Mississippi Delta near the Arkansas state line. It had a population of 21,390 at the 2020 census and covers 583 square miles (1,510 km2), of which 552 square miles (1,430 km2) is land and 31 square miles (80 km2) is water, centred near 34\u00b014\u2032N [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"Towns & Villages in Coahoma County, Mississippi","_seopress_titles_desc":"Coahoma County, Mississippi: towns, ZIP codes, population, geography and history of Clarksdale and the surrounding Delta county.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[6],"class_list":["post-5186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-mississippi","tag-towns-and-cities","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5186","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5186"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5186\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10931,"href":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5186\/revisions\/10931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}