Doddsville Mississippi Map

About Doddsville, Mississippi

Doddsville is a locality in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 260. The population density is 110.3 people per km². Doddsville is located at 33.6576°N, 90.5248°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 38736.

Doddsville rests in the heart of Mississippi's Delta, a landscape defined by the rich, alluvial soil that has nurtured generations of agriculture. It lies 35.3 miles east-north-east of Greenville, MS (from Greenville, MS: bearing 61°T), and is situated 5.0 miles south-south-east of Ruleville. Here, the land unfurls in broad, fertile plains, etched with the straight, purposeful lines of cotton fields and the shimmering, serpentine paths of drainage ditches. The air hangs thick and humid, especially in the languid afternoons of summer, carrying the scent of sun-baked earth and the distant, sweet perfume of ripening crops. Ancient oaks, their limbs draped with Spanish moss like tattered lace, punctuate the horizon, their shadows lengthening across the fields as the sun begins its slow descent, painting the sky in hues of bruised lavender and molten gold. The history of Doddsville is inextricably bound to the land, a narrative of cultivation and resilience. For decades, its economy pulsed with the rhythm of the harvest, drawing sustenance from the fertile soil that yields cotton, soybeans, and corn. The echoes of a past shaped by sharecropping and the enduring legacy of the agricultural South still linger, a subtle undertone beneath the present-day quiet. Though modern machinery has transformed the methods of farming, the fundamental relationship between the people of Doddsville and their earth remains, a deep, unspoken pact. The town itself, a collection of weathered buildings and quiet streets, embodies a certain stoic charm, a testament to the enduring spirit of its inhabitants who continue to draw life from this verdant, sun-drenched expanse.

About This Doddsville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Doddsville, Mississippi — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 33.657616, -90.524812. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Doddsville and Sunflower County.

Detailed location data for Doddsville includes the ZIP code (38736), telephone area code (662), county seat of Sunflower County (Indianola), and school district assignment (Sunflower County Consolidated School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Doddsville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.