Austin Mississippi Map

About Austin, Mississippi

Austin is a locality in Tunica County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 51. The population density is 195.0 people per km². Austin is located at 34.6407°N, 90.4493°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 38676.

Austin occupies a flat, expansive stretch of the Delta where the earth seems to hold the sky in a persistent, shimmering tension. It lies 28.8 miles west-southwest of Hernando, MS (from Hernando, MS: bearing 244°T), and is situated 11.1 miles northeast of Helena-West Helena. Deep inland, the landscape is defined by the heavy, dark fertility of the soil, which absorbs the heat of the day and exhales it as a damp, sweet musk when the sun begins to dip. Two miles away, the quiet waters of Tunica Lake and the winding path of Anderson Bayou shape the drainage of the fields, turning the ground into a dark mosaic of moisture and silt. Further to the west, the distant line of Skidmore Ridge breaks the horizon, while the terrain tilts toward the Whitehall Crevasse, a reminder of the shifting, restless geology that dictates how the water moves across the plains.

Agriculture remains the pulse of Austin, a rhythm dictated by the seasonal cycle of planting and harvest that has long defined the character of the people here. The legacy of the land is etched into the architecture of the surrounding fields, where modern industry works alongside the remnants of an older, agrarian era. Beyond the immediate reach of the crops, the foliage of Saint Francis National Forest provides a dense, verdant backdrop, while the quiet boundaries of Unknown Park offer a space where the pace of life slows to a near standstill. In Austin, the light at dusk has a way of thickening, turning the air into a golden amber that makes the shadows of the trees stretch long and thin across the roads, grounding the day in a profound, heavy silence.

About This Austin Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Austin, Mississippi. Coordinates: 34.640657, -90.449268. 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 Austin includes the ZIP code (38676), telephone area code (601, 769), county seat of Tunica County (Tunica), and school district assignment (Tunica 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.