Elizabeth Mississippi Map

About Elizabeth, Mississippi

Elizabeth is a locality in Washington County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 145. The population density is 83.5 people per km². Elizabeth is located at 33.4237°N, 90.8812°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 38756.

Elizabeth rests within the broad, alluvial plains of Washington County, a landscape sculpted by the patient, insistent hand of the Mississippi River. It lies 10.5 miles east of Greenville, MS (from Greenville, MS: bearing 85°T), and is situated 1.6 miles north-east of Leland. Here, the earth is a deep, fertile loam, a canvas of emerald and gold during the growing seasons, stretching out under a sky that often hangs vast and luminous. Cypress knees, like ancient knuckles, emerge from the shallow, slow-moving waters of bayous that thread through the lowlands, their surfaces mirroring the heavy, humid air and the drooping branches of willows. The very character of Elizabeth is etched not in stone, but in the rich soil and the languid flow of water, a place where the world feels both intensely grounded and perpetually fluid. The history of Elizabeth is deeply intertwined with the agricultural bounty of the Delta, a legacy of cotton fields and the hardworking hands that tended them. Though the agricultural economy still hums with the rhythm of planting and harvest, the character of Elizabeth has broadened, with small businesses and a quiet community spirit defining its present. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint, sweet perfume of ripening crops and damp earth, a scent that whispers of generations who have called this place home. It is a place where time moves with the gentle cadence of the river, and where the echoes of its past are as palpable as the warm Mississippi sun.

About This Elizabeth Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Elizabeth, Mississippi — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 33.423728, -90.881211. 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 Elizabeth and Washington County.

Detailed location data for Elizabeth includes the ZIP code (38756), telephone area code (662), county seat of Washington County (Greenville), and school district assignment (Leland 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 Elizabeth is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.