Pontotoc County is a county in Mississippi, United States, in the north-central hill country along the Natchez Trace Parkway. It had a population of 31,184 at the 2020 census and covers 498 square miles (1,290 km2) of land centred near 34\u00b014\u2032N 89\u00b002\u2032W.<\/p>\n
Pontotoc is the county seat, and its postal code is 38863. The county has one city, five towns, one census-designated place and more than two dozen unincorporated communities. Pontotoc County observes Central time and sits within the Tupelo micropolitan statistical area.<\/p>\n
Pontotoc County has one incorporated city, five incorporated towns, and a scatter of unincorporated crossroads communities and hamlets across its rural townships. The table below lists Type as City · seat, Town, CDP, or Unincorp.; population figures are the 2020 census count where available, shown as — where no separate census figure exists for the place.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pontotoc<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | 5,640<\/td>\n | 38863<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Algoma<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | 705<\/td>\n | 38820<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ecru<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | 901<\/td>\n | 38841<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sherman<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | 600<\/td>\n | 38869<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Thaxton<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38871<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Toccopola<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Randolph<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38864<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Buchannan<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Buckhorn<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cairo<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cherry Creek<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Chesterville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Chiwapa<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Country Oak Estates<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Endville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Esperanza<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fawn Meadows<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Friendship<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Furrs<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Gershorm<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Goodford<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hebron<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hortontown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hurricane<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Longview<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Matthews<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Nixon<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| North Junction<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Oak Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pannell<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Poplar Springs<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Possum Trot<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Robbs<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rocky Ford<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rough Edge<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Shady Grove<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Springville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Troy<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Turnpike<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Wallfield<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Woodland<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Zion<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n Sherman straddles the Pontotoc–Union–Lee county line, with most of the town proper inside Pontotoc County. The duplicated “Randolph” entry on the old page has been merged into a single CDP listing.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nToccopola and the county’s unincorporated crossroads communities use ZIP codes assigned to their nearest post-office town rather than a dedicated code of their own.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nPontotoc County lies in the Pontotoc Ridge and North Central Hills region of Mississippi, a belt of sandy, forested uplands east of the Black Prairie. The county has 498 square miles of land and 3.3 square miles of water. Chiwapa Creek and several branches of the Tallahatchie River watershed drain the county’s rolling terrain, and the historic Natchez Trace and the modern Natchez Trace Parkway both cross its southeastern corner.<\/p>\n Pontotoc County borders Union County<\/a> to the north, Lee County<\/a> to the east, Chickasaw County<\/a> to the south, Calhoun County<\/a> to the southwest, and Lafayette County<\/a> to the west.<\/p>\n Pontotoc County had 31,184 residents at the 2020 census. Pontotoc, the county seat, is by far the largest community, followed by Ecru. The county’s median household income runs below the Mississippi median of $54,203, consistent with its rural, agriculture- and manufacturing-based economy. With 498 square miles of land, the county’s overall population density is roughly 63 people per square mile, though most residents live in or near Pontotoc and the small towns strung along US Highway 15 and US Highway 278.<\/p>\n Agriculture, timber, and light manufacturing anchor the local economy, alongside a growing commuter tie to Tupelo’s furniture and manufacturing base just east in neighboring Lee County. Pontotoc’s downtown square and the Pontotoc County Courthouse remain the civic center of the county, and cattle and row-crop farming continue on the ridge-and-valley land outside the towns.<\/p>\n Pontotoc County was organized on February 9, 1836, from land ceded to the United States under the Chickasaw Cession. Its name comes from a Chickasaw word usually translated as “land of hanging grapes.” In the 19th century, Pontotoc briefly served as a land-office town and regional trading center along the Natchez Trace, a role reflected today in the historic Trace corridor that still crosses the county’s southeast corner.<\/p>\n US Highway 15 runs north–south and US Highway 278 runs east–west through Pontotoc County, meeting near the city of Pontotoc.<\/p>\n The nearest commercial airport is Tupelo Regional Airport in Lee County.<\/p>\n Where is Pontotoc County?<\/strong> What is the population of Pontotoc County?<\/strong> How big is Pontotoc County?<\/strong> What is the Pontotoc County seat?<\/strong> How many towns are in Pontotoc County?<\/strong> |