Hickory Flat Mississippi Map

About Hickory Flat, Mississippi

Hickory Flat is a locality in Benton County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 496. The population density is 199.9 people per km². Hickory Flat is located at 34.6159°N, 89.1884°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Hickory Flat is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 38633.

Hickory Flat emerges from a landscape defined by persistent, low-slung undulations and the dense, verdant cover of the nearby Holly Springs National Forest, which sits a mere mile away. It lies 25.5 miles northeast of Oxford, MS (from Oxford, MS: bearing 47°T), and is situated 13.3 miles northwest of New Albany. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness that seems to press against the foliage, while the gentle currents of Oaklimeter Creek meander through the terrain just a mile from the center. Beyond the immediate canopy, the earth rises and falls with a rhythmic irregularity, suggesting a quiet endurance in the soil itself. Even when the sun retreats behind the distant, hazy silhouette of Pea Ridge, the light lingers, casting a pale, bruised violet glow over the fields that transition into the deeper shadows of the woods.

Economic life in Hickory Flat remains tethered to the slow, deliberate cycles of the land and the modest commerce that sustains its residents. Generations have worked the surrounding acreage, finding a rhythm that reflects the seasonal shifts of the nearby Holly Springs National Forest and the quiet expansion of local agriculture. While the solitude of the interior provides a reprieve from the frantic pace of larger hubs, the presence of Lake Arrowhead, located only two miles distant, offers a reflective surface that mirrors the shifting clouds of the afternoon. Life in Hickory Flat moves with a gravity of its own, grounded in the practicalities of a small, inland existence where the passage of time is measured more by the growth of timber and the slow turning of the seasons than by the fleeting demands of the outside world.

About This Hickory Flat Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hickory Flat, Mississippi. Coordinates: 34.615933, -89.188404. 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 Hickory Flat includes the ZIP code (38633), telephone area code (601, 769), county seat of Benton County (Ashland), and school district assignment (Benton 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.