Iuka Mississippi Map

About Iuka, Mississippi

Iuka is a locality in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,139. The population density is 125.0 people per km². Iuka is located at 34.8118°N, 88.1900°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Iuka is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 38852.

Iuka occupies a landscape defined by the persistent, rhythmic cutting of Indian Creek as it carves through the red clay and limestone foundations of the region. It lies 20.6 miles east-southeast of Corinth, MS (from Corinth, MS: bearing 114°T), and is situated 17.0 miles east-southeast of Farmington. Dense woodlands press close to the edges of the streets, where the humidity of the afternoon hangs heavy and thick, smelling of damp earth and pine needles. To the north, the silhouette of Tucker Ridge rises against the horizon, a constant, shadowed guardian that dictates the movement of the clouds and the cooling of the evening air. The stillness of Moser Pond reflects the shifting light of the sky, its surface often undisturbed save for the subtle ripple of a wading heron, while the nearby terrain dips into the quiet, shaded depths of Sanders Hollow.

Iuka carries the weight of a long tenure in the hills, where the remnants of iron-era industry and the slow, steady hum of the railroad once anchored the local economy to the land’s raw materials. Residents move with a deliberate, measured pace that honors the gravity of a place built on mineral springs and the labor of those who worked the surrounding timber and soil. The presence of J.P. Coleman State Park provides a necessary aperture for the surrounding wilderness, allowing the forest to remain a primary neighbor to the homes and storefronts. Life here persists in the intervals between the trains, maintaining a character forged by isolation and the deep, silent resilience of the inland plateau.

About This Iuka Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Iuka, Mississippi. Coordinates: 34.811756, -88.190042. 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 Iuka includes the ZIP code (38852), telephone area code (662), county seat of Tishomingo County (Iuka), and school district assignment (Tishomingo County Schools).

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.