Greenwood Mississippi Map

About Greenwood, Mississippi

Greenwood is a locality in Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States. It has a population of 14,490. The population density is 453.6 people per km². Greenwood is located at 33.5125°N, 90.1990°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Greenwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 38843, 38930.

Greenwood emerges from the flat, shimmering reach of the Delta where the earth holds the heat of the day long after the sun has retreated. It lies 11.4 miles east-southeast of Tupelo, MS (from Tupelo, MS: bearing 104°T), and is situated 6.9 miles southwest of Fulton. Greenwood Creek carves a quiet, persistent path through the landscape, its dark water reflecting the heavy, humid sky and the encroaching shadows of willow and cypress. To the east, the distant silhouettes of Pea Ridge break the horizon, offering a faint, jagged contrast to the surrounding expanse of fertile plains. A short journey away, the stillness of Lake Wilhelmina gathers the afternoon light, while the wilder, wooded terrain of Canal Section Wma provides a sanctuary where the air feels cooler and the scent of damp soil lingers.

Agriculture dictates the tempo of existence in Greenwood, a place where the economy remains deeply rooted in the seasonal rhythms of the soil and the legacy of the harvest. The brick facades of the older streets speak to a history of commerce and transit, where the movement of goods once defined the prosperity of the region. Today, the pace of life maintains a deliberate, measured gravity, shaped by the weight of local traditions and the enduring influence of the land itself. Travelers passing through often notice how the light at dusk turns the dusty fields into a deep, bruised violet, a visual reminder that the character of Greenwood is inextricably bound to the cycles of the earth and the slow, steady persistence of its inhabitants.

About This Greenwood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Greenwood, Mississippi. Coordinates: 33.51246, -90.198963. 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 Greenwood includes the ZIP code (38843, 38930), telephone area code (662, 228), county seat of Itawamba County (Fulton), and school district assignment (Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated 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.