Algoma Mississippi Map

About Algoma, Mississippi

Algoma is a locality in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 897. The population density is 62.3 people per km². Algoma is located at 34.1762°N, 89.0312°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 38863.

Algoma breathes with the quiet hum of Mississippi's rolling Piedmont foothills, where the earth slopes gently toward the slow, patient courses of small creeks. It lies 19.6 miles west-south-west of Tupelo, MS (from Tupelo, MS: bearing 253°T), and is situated 5.3 miles south-south-west of Pontotoc. Here, the landscape is a tapestry of cultivated fields, their rich, red-brown soil stretching under a wide, often cloud-streaked sky, interspersed with stands of mature oak and pine. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a particular softness, a blend of sun-baked earth and the green scent of growing things, and the distant, lowing of cattle can sometimes be heard drifting across the fields. Sunlight, when it breaks through, seems to fall in broad, warm swathes, illuminating the textures of the land – the rough bark of trees, the fine dust kicked up by a passing truck, the subtle variations in the green of pastures. The roots of Algoma run deep in the agricultural traditions of this region, a place where cotton once dominated the economy and where farming, though changed, still shapes the rhythm of life. The land itself tells a story of generations who worked it, their efforts etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring patterns of fields and the quiet persistence of the community. Local businesses, small and often family-run, serve the surrounding farms and residents, their storefronts bearing the quiet patina of time and steady service. While not a place of bustling tourism, Algoma possesses a distinct character, a sense of groundedness and continuity that is as much a part of its essence as the fertile soil beneath its feet.

About This Algoma Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Algoma, Mississippi — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 34.176218, -89.031174. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Algoma and Pontotoc County.

Detailed location data for Algoma includes the ZIP code (38863), telephone area code (662), county seat of Pontotoc County (Pontotoc), and school district assignment (Pontotoc County Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Algoma is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.