Lauderdale County is a county in Mississippi, United States, on the state’s eastern edge along the Alabama line. It had a population of 72,984 at the 2020 census and covers 715 square miles (1,850 km2) centred near 32°24′N 88°40′W.<\/p>\n
Meridian is the county seat, and its postal code is 39301. The county has one city, one town, and a scatter of unincorporated communities and census-designated places, all on Central time. Its FIPS code is 28075.<\/p>\n
Meridian is the only incorporated city and by far the largest place; Marion is the county’s lone town. Everything else on this list is an unincorporated community or a census-designated place (CDP) with no city government of its own.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meridian<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | 35,052<\/td>\n | 39301<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Marion<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 39342<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Toomsuba<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 39364<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Collinsville<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 39325<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lauderdale<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 39335<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Meridian Station<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 39301<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Nellieburg<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Daleville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 39326<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Suqualena<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Vimville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 39301<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Savoy<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bailey<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bonita<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Center Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Graham<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hookston<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Increase<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kewanee<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lizelia<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lockhart<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lost Gap<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Meehan<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 39301<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Moseley<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pine Springs<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pleasant Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Poplar Springs<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Russell<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 39366<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Savannah Grove<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Schamberville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Shucktown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Smith<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sterling<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Stinson<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Topton<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Wolf Springs<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Zero<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n Meridian and Meridian Station overlap in and around the city itself; Meridian Station refers to the small CDP carved out along the rail line rather than the city proper. Several entries on the old list — Arunde, Cliff Williams, Complete, Houston, Martin, and Obadiah — could not be confirmed against any current gazetteer or postal record and are omitted here; see notes.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nMost of the smaller unincorporated communities listed above share a Meridian or Toomsuba ZIP code rather than carrying one of their own.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nLauderdale County sits on the eastern edge of Mississippi’s Black Prairie and Piney Woods transition, drained by the Chunky and Okatibbee rivers and Okatibbee Lake, a Army Corps reservoir north of Meridian. The terrain rolls from prairie in the west to pine hills toward the Alabama line. It borders Kemper County<\/a> to the north, Sumter County, Alabama, to the east, Choctaw County, Alabama, to the southeast, Clarke County<\/a> to the south, and Newton County<\/a> to the west.<\/p>\n The county’s 2020 population of 72,984 makes it one of east Mississippi’s most populous counties, anchored by Meridian (35,052) with Marion a distant second among its incorporated places. Median household income runs below the Mississippi median of $54,203, reflecting Meridian’s legacy manufacturing and rail-town economy. Population density is roughly 102 people per square mile, concentrated around Meridian with the rural east and south sparsely settled.<\/p>\n Meridian is the county’s economic hub and home to Peavey Electronics, the audio and musical-instrument manufacturer founded there in 1965. Naval Air Station Meridian, just south of the city, and the regional health and rail sectors round out major employment. The county seat hosts the Mississippi State University Riley Center for the arts and Meridian Community College.<\/p>\n Lauderdale County was organized in 1833 and named for Colonel James Lauderdale, a Tennessee militia officer killed at the Battle of New Orleans in 1815. Meridian grew rapidly as a 19th-century rail crossroads and was largely burned during a Union raid in 1864; it later rebuilt into the state’s commercial hub for the eastern counties. Dunns Falls, a working water-driven mill site, survives from the county’s early industrial era.<\/p>\n Interstate 20 and Interstate 59 cross at Meridian, along with U.S. Routes 11, 45, and 80.<\/p>\n Meridian Regional Airport offers general aviation and limited commercial service; the nearest major hub airport is Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International.<\/p>\n Where is Lauderdale County?<\/strong> What is the population of Lauderdale County?<\/strong> How big is Lauderdale County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Lauderdale County?<\/strong> How many towns are in Lauderdale County?<\/strong> What ZIP codes are in Lauderdale County?<\/strong> |