Flora Mississippi Map

About Flora, Mississippi

Flora is a locality in Madison County, Mississippi, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,647. The population density is 192.9 people per km². Flora is located at 32.5432°N, 90.3093°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Flora is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 39071.

Flora sits upon a landscape defined by the quiet passage of Town Creek, which carves a modest, humid path through the earth less than a mile from the center of the settlement. It lies 12.6 miles west-northwest of Madison, MS (from Madison, MS: bearing 297°T), and is situated 18.4 miles north-northwest of Jackson. The air here holds a heavy, sun-warmed moisture, lingering over fields where the horizon is defined by the distant, hazy silhouette of Beech Ridge. While the land remains largely inland and far removed from any coastal influence, the terrain is shaped by the slow, deliberate erosion of silt and clay, resulting in a gentle topography that supports dense thickets of hardwood and the sprawling, tangled vines that claim the fence lines. In the cooling light of late afternoon, the shadows of the trees stretch long and thin across the soil, revealing a stillness that seems to suspend the very atmosphere in a golden, amber haze.

History in Flora remains tethered to the iron rails that once dictated the pulse of commerce and the growth of local agriculture, creating a rhythm of life that favors persistence over haste. The economy persists through a blend of small-scale industry and the steady, quiet labor of those who work the surrounding plains, maintaining a connection to the land that has endured for generations. Residents might find respite at the edges of Kearney Park Lake, or perhaps venture toward the greener, managed expanses of Reunion Park, which offers a deliberate contrast to the wilder stretches of the regional woodland. Life in Flora moves with the gravity of a place that understands its own boundaries, where the passage of time is measured not by the arrival of the new, but by the slow, reliable cycle of the seasons turning against the backdrop of the creek.

About This Flora Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Flora, Mississippi. Coordinates: 32.543196, -90.309257. 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 Flora includes the ZIP code (39071), telephone area code (601, 769), county seat of Madison County (Canton), and school district assignment (Madison 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.