Artesia Mississippi Map

About Artesia, Mississippi

Artesia is a locality in Lowndes County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 304. The population density is 162.3 people per km². Artesia is located at 33.4154°N, 88.6439°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Artesia is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 39701, 39736.

Artesia emerges from the flat, heavy expanse of the prairie, where the horizon stretches wide and the sky claims an immense, unburdened portion of the day. It lies 10.3 miles east-southeast of Starkville, MS (from Starkville, MS: bearing 103°T), and is situated 8.9 miles east-southeast of Mississippi State. A mile away, the dark, slow-moving waters of Gilmer Creek carve a thin path through the silt, offering a quiet contrast to the vast, sun-baked fields that define the immediate landscape. In the distance, the faint, hazy outlines of the Walnut Hills provide a jagged limit to the view, while the Black Prairie Wildlife Management Area stands five miles out as a sanctuary for the native grasses and quiet creatures of the plains. When the light leans low at dusk, the air grows dense and golden, catching the dust of the fields and turning the entire world into a soft, amber clarity that seems to suspend time itself.

Artesia carries the weight of a history rooted in the iron veins of the railroad, which once dictated the pulse and prosperity of the region. The rhythm of daily life here remains tethered to the soil and the legacy of agricultural industry, moving with a deliberate, measured pace that favors endurance over speed. While the proximity to the Mississippi State University School of Forest Resources seventeen miles away hints at a broader academic influence, the character of the place remains distinctly local, shaped by the people who have worked this dark earth for generations. Life in Artesia persists in the quiet intervals between the passing trains, a steady, unadorned existence that finds its own dignity in the simple, enduring cycle of the harvest and the changing seasons.

About This Artesia Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Artesia, Mississippi. Coordinates: 33.415399, -88.643937. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Artesia includes the ZIP code (39701, 39736), telephone area code (662), county seat of Lowndes County (Columbus), and school district assignment (Lowndes County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.