Edwards Mississippi Map

About Edwards, Mississippi

Edwards is a locality in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 995. The population density is 231.4 people per km². Edwards is located at 32.3301°N, 90.6057°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Edwards is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 39066.

Edwards occupies a stretch of fertile ground where the humid breath of the inland plains meets the persistent, slow-moving presence of the Big Black River. It lies 16.0 miles east of Vicksburg, MS (from Vicksburg, MS: bearing 96°T), and is situated 16.6 miles west of Clinton. The landscape surrounding Edwards is defined by a deep, loamy stillness, where the light at dusk settles in heavy, golden layers against the fields, turning the horizon a bruised, velvety violet. To the west, the distant silhouette of the Walnut Hills rises like a muted spine against the sky, while the quiet waters of Lake Adanac remain tucked into the earth just a short distance away, reflecting the passage of long, cloud-heavy afternoons. Here, the air carries a weight of moisture and memory, pressing against the weathered timber of old structures and the dense, encroaching greenery that seems to reclaim the edges of every road.

History in Edwards is written in the stubborn resilience of its agriculture and the quiet persistence of those who work the soil. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the seasons, a cycle of planting and harvest that dictates the pace of life far more than the ticking of a clock. While progress has shifted the landscape elsewhere, Edwards holds fast to a deliberate, grounded character, eschewing the frantic energy of metropolitan centers for the steady, unadorned labor of the fields. For those seeking a reprieve from the modern velocity, the nearby Northside Park offers a space to observe the persistence of the native flora, a reminder that in this part of the world, time is measured not by events, but by the slow, inevitable growth of the forest and the steady, dark flow of the river.

About This Edwards Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Edwards, Mississippi. Coordinates: 32.330146, -90.605655. 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 Edwards includes the ZIP code (39066), telephone area code (601, 769), county seat of Hinds County (Jackson), and school district assignment (Hinds 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.