Belmont Mississippi Map

About Belmont, Mississippi

Belmont is a locality in Wayne County, Mississippi, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,859. The population density is 151.8 people per km². Belmont is located at 34.5050°N, 88.2083°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Belmont is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 39322, 38827.

Belmont anchors itself upon the quiet, undulating terrain of the interior, where the land stretches out in a series of modest rises and shallow depressions. It lies 39.0 miles east-southeast of Laurel, MS (from Laurel, MS: bearing 103°T), and is situated 12.0 miles southeast of Waynesboro. Big Red Creek carves a persistent, winding path through the soil nearby, its waters often stained by the silt of the local earth, moving with a sluggish, deliberate intent that defines the drainage of the surrounding fields. While the horizon remains largely unobstructed by any significant elevation, the distant, hazy silhouette of Nannie Chufa occasionally breaks the line of the sky to the west. During the humid transitions of dusk, the light here takes on a bruised, amber quality, catching the edges of the hardwoods and casting long, thin shadows that seem to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has dipped below the tree line.

Belmont maintains a character forged by the slow, cyclical demands of agrarian labor and the quiet persistence of its inhabitants. Life here unfolds with a predictable gravity, tethered to the rhythms of the seasons and the modest commerce that supports the surrounding households. For those seeking the stillness of the water, Lake Ola provides a singular, quiet respite seven miles away, while the Washington County Public Fishing Lake offers a managed space for the quiet occupation of angling. The economy remains tethered to the land and the small-scale ventures that have occupied these corridors for generations, favoring a deliberate pace over the clamor of rapid development. There is a distinct, heavy stillness in the air, a sense that the past is not so much remembered as it is simply present in the way the architecture settles into the clay and the way the local voices carry across the open fields.

About This Belmont Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Belmont, Mississippi. Coordinates: 34.505035, -88.208306. 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 Belmont includes the ZIP code (39322, 38827), telephone area code (601, 662), county seat of Wayne County (Waynesboro), and school district assignment (Tishomingo County Schools).

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.