Dumas Mississippi Map

About Dumas, Mississippi

Dumas is a locality in Tippah County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 471. The population density is 46.7 people per km². Dumas is located at 34.6404°N, 88.8439°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Dumas is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 38625, 38663.

Dumas emerges from the quiet intersection of red clay roads and the persistent, low-slung horizon of the northern Mississippi landscape. It lies 27.3 miles southwest of Corinth, MS (from Corinth, MS: bearing 222°T), and is situated 8.7 miles southeast of Ripley. Clear Creek winds its way through the periphery, its narrow, shaded bed cutting a path through the dense thickets and pastures that define the immediate surroundings. To the west, the Sadler Hills rise with a subtle, muted authority, their silhouettes blurring into the haze of late afternoon. Dumas Lake sits nearby, a still body of water that reflects the shifting colors of the sky, offering a mirror to the clouds that drift over the fields. The land here feels heavy with the scent of damp earth and pine, an ancient stillness that settles over the open plains as the sun begins to retreat behind the uneven ridgeline.

Agriculture serves as the traditional pulse of Dumas, where the industry of the field dictates the slow turning of the calendar year. The economic spirit of the region remains tied to the soil and the timber that has long sustained the families rooted here, creating a life lived in accordance with the seasons rather than the clock. Beyond the immediate working acres, residents occasionally venture toward the quiet trails of Parks & Recreation Park or find solitude in the deeper, shadowed recesses of King Hollow. There is a distinct, unhurried gravity to the way days pass in Dumas, marked by the sound of wind moving through the hardwoods and the distant, rhythmic hum of local commerce. It is a place where history is kept not in monuments, but in the enduring patterns of the land and the quiet, steady persistence of those who work it.

About This Dumas Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Dumas, Mississippi. Coordinates: 34.640375, -88.843948. 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 Dumas includes the ZIP code (38625, 38663), telephone area code (601, 769), county seat of Tippah County (Ripley), and school district assignment (South Tippah 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.