Derma Mississippi Map

About Derma, Mississippi

Derma is a locality in Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 957. The population density is 208.6 people per km². Derma is located at 33.8557°N, 89.2845°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Derma is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 38839, 38916.

Derma occupies a quiet stretch of Mississippi earth where the landscape settles into the rhythmic, low-slung undulations characteristic of the deep interior. It lies 30.7 miles east-northeast of Grenada, MS (from Grenada, MS: bearing 79°T), and is situated 16.6 miles west of Houston. Miles Creek carves a narrow, persistent path through the local topography, its dark waters providing a steady, cooling presence that defines the drainage of the surrounding fields. To the west, the subtle rise of the Beasley Hills marks the horizon, a softened spine of earth that catches the long, amber light of late afternoon. Only two miles distant, the still, reflective surface of Martin Lakes offers a sanctuary for the local fauna, mirroring the shifting clouds in a way that anchors the flat, sprawling silence of the countryside.

Economic vitality in Derma has long been tethered to the patient cycles of timber and agriculture, industries that dictate the slow, deliberate pace of the passing seasons. The shadows of the Calhoun County Wildlife Management Area press in from eight miles away, ensuring that the local wild character remains largely undisturbed by the frantic pace of modern commerce. Life here moves in concert with the humidity and the heat, where the scent of pine and damp soil clings to the air long after the sun has retreated. Men and women carry on with the quiet industry of maintenance and harvest, preserving a way of life that values the heavy, humid stillness of the afternoon as much as the productivity of the morning.

About This Derma Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Derma, Mississippi. Coordinates: 33.855669, -89.284516. 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 Derma includes the ZIP code (38839, 38916), telephone area code (662, 228), county seat of Calhoun County (Pittsboro), and school district assignment (Calhoun 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.