Caledonia Mississippi Map

About Caledonia, Mississippi

Caledonia is a locality in Lowndes County, Mississippi, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,135. The population density is 155.1 people per km². Caledonia is located at 33.6829°N, 88.3245°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Caledonia is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 39740.

Caledonia occupies a quiet expanse of northern Lowndes County where the landscape settles into a steady, verdant rhythm of pine stands and agricultural fields. It lies 14.2 miles north-northeast of Columbus, MS (from Columbus, MS: bearing 25°T), and is situated 19.5 miles east-northeast of West Point. Howard Creek meanders a mere mile from the center, its shaded banks providing a cool reprieve from the heat that gathers in the heavy, humid afternoons of late summer. Far to the south, the terrain holds its own character, though one might trace the distant contour of the Walnut Hills against the horizon on a day when the air is stripped of its haze. The land here does not rush; it waits, defined by the slow persistence of growth and the long, amber shadows that stretch across the open pastures as the sun dips low.

Caledonia carries the weight of a history rooted in the grit of early settlers who found purpose in the fertile soil and timber of the region. While the local economy remains tied to the modest commerce of the surrounding acres, the identity of Caledonia is anchored by a sense of continuity, where the generations have tended to the same earth for decades. Those seeking the stillness of the water often drift toward the Lamar County Public Fishing Lake or the nearby County Lake, places that serve as a quiet counterpoint to the busy efficiency of the modern world. Life in Caledonia moves with a deliberate pace, unconcerned by the frantic demands of the distant cities, favoring instead the steady work of the seasons and the simple, enduring connections of a place that knows itself well.

About This Caledonia Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Caledonia, Mississippi. Coordinates: 33.682892, -88.324481. 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 Caledonia includes the ZIP code (39740), 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.