Baldwyn Mississippi Map

About Baldwyn, Mississippi

Baldwyn is a locality in Prentiss County, Mississippi, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,071. The population density is 102.3 people per km². Baldwyn is located at 34.5095°N, 88.6353°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Baldwyn is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 38824.

Baldwyn occupies a quiet expanse of the northern Mississippi landscape where the earth rises and falls in long, muscular swells of clay and loam. It lies 17.8 miles north-northeast of Tupelo, MS (from Tupelo, MS: bearing 13°T), and is situated 9.6 miles north-northeast of Saltillo. The atmosphere here holds a particular weight, heavy with the scent of damp soil and the encroaching shadow of timber that clings to the margins of the fields. To the west, the subtle rise of Geeville Mountain breaks the horizon, a low, ancient silhouette against the fading light of evening, while the waters of Okeelala Creek move with a slow, deliberate purpose through the brush just a mile from the center. A few miles further, the stillness of Lake Lamar Bruce mirrors the wide, pale sky, grounding the terrain in a geography defined by inland silence and the patient migration of the seasons.

Baldwyn carries the indelible marks of a history forged in iron and the labor of the surrounding agricultural reaches. The economy draws its pulse from the steady hum of manufacturing and the quiet commerce of a region that has long looked to the land for its sustenance. Residents move with a measured pace, a rhythm dictated by the turning of the crop and the maintenance of a heritage that values endurance over flash. Even as modern demands press against the borders of the municipality, the character of Baldwyn remains tethered to a vernacular of persistence, where the transition from the bustle of the workday to the quietude of dusk feels as inevitable as the shifting of the wind across the plains.

About This Baldwyn Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Baldwyn, Mississippi. Coordinates: 34.509544, -88.635331. 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 Baldwyn includes the ZIP code (38824), telephone area code (662), county seat of Prentiss County (Booneville), and school district assignment (Baldwyn 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.