Covington County is a county in Mississippi, United States, in the south-central part of the state along U.S. Highways 49 and 84. It had a population of 18,340 at the 2020 census and covers 415 square miles (1,070 km2) centred near 31\u00b038\u2032N 89\u00b033\u2032W.<\/p>\n
Collins is the county seat, and its postal code is 39428. The county has one city (Collins), two incorporated towns (Mount Olive and Seminary), and several unincorporated communities. It sits in the Central time zone.<\/p>\n
Covington County has three incorporated places and a scatter of unincorporated crossroads communities. The table below lists the incorporated places with 2020 census figures, followed by the unincorporated communities carried over from the county’s historical settlement record. «City · seat» marks the county seat; «Unincorp.» marks a community with no municipal government.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collins<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | 2,342<\/td>\n | 39428<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mount Olive<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | 895<\/td>\n | 39119<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Seminary<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | 305<\/td>\n | 39479<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hot Coffee<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hopewell<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lux<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ora<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sanford<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Williamsburg<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bethel<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Blakley Creek<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cold Springs<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cooley Springs<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Eminence<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Friendship<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Gilmore<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kelly<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kola<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Leaf River<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Liberty<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lone Star<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| McDonald<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| McNair<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| McRaney<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mount Horeb<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mount Pleasant<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Providence<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Reddochs<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rock Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Salem<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Shady Oak<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Station Creek<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sunset<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Union<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Vennie Park<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Willowtown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n Two names appeared twice in the county’s older settlement record (Bethel and Union); each is listed once here. Arbo, Gandsi, Mish, Moscos, and Smith could not be independently confirmed as distinct Covington County communities and are omitted — Smith in particular is more likely a reference to neighboring Smith County than a place name.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nMost of the county’s unincorporated communities share the ZIP code of their nearest post office town rather than having one of their own.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nCovington County sits on the upper coastal plain of south-central Mississippi, drained by the Leaf River and its tributaries through gently rolling, heavily wooded terrain. The county covers 415 square miles (1,070 km2), of which 414 square miles is land and 1.1 square miles is water. It borders Smith County<\/a> to the north, Jones County<\/a> to the east, Forrest County to the southeast, Lamar County<\/a> to the south, Jefferson Davis County<\/a> to the west, and Simpson County<\/a> to the northwest.<\/p>\n Covington County had 18,340 residents at the 2020 census, a density of about 44 people per square mile. Collins, the county seat, is by far the largest community at 2,342 people, followed by Mount Olive at 895. The county’s median household income runs below the Mississippi median of $54,203, consistent with its rural, timber- and manufacturing-based economy.<\/p>\n Timber and forestry remain central to Covington County’s economy, a legacy of the lumber boom that briefly swelled Collins to several thousand residents in the early 1900s before the mills exhausted the surrounding pine. Poultry farming and light manufacturing also employ a significant share of the workforce today, and Collins functions as the county’s retail and government hub at the crossroads of U.S. 49 and U.S. 84.<\/p>\n Covington County was organized on January 5, 1819, one of the earliest counties carved from the state’s Mississippi Territory lands, and is named for U.S. Army officer and Congressman Leonard Covington. Collins was originally incorporated in 1899 as Williamsburg Depot and renamed in 1906 for Fred W. Collins, a state Republican Party leader. After Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast in 2005, Duryea, Pennsylvania \u2014 a town that had suffered similar flood damage decades earlier \u2014 adopted Collins as a sister city and assisted with local reconstruction.<\/p>\n U.S. Highway 49 crosses the county north–south and U.S. Highway 84 crosses it east–west, meeting at Collins.<\/p>\n The nearest commercial airport is Hattiesburg–Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport; Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport offers a wider range of flights.<\/p>\n Where is Covington County, Mississippi?<\/strong> What is the population of Covington County?<\/strong> How big is Covington County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Covington County?<\/strong> How many towns are in Covington County?<\/strong> |