Jonestown Mississippi Map

About Jonestown, Mississippi

Jonestown is a locality in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 852. The population density is 937.9 people per km². Jonestown is located at 34.3196°N, 90.4557°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 38639.

Jonestown settles into the flatlands of the Mississippi Delta, a place where the sky feels vast and the air hangs thick with the scent of damp earth and ripening cotton. It lies 50.0 miles south-south-west of Horn Lake, MS (from Horn Lake, MS: bearing 209°T), and is situated 10.6 miles north-east of Clarksdale. The roads here are straight, cutting through fields that stretch to the horizon, broken only by stands of stubborn oak and the occasional, weathered farmhouse with paint peeling like sunburned skin. Water, in the form of slow-moving bayous and sluggish creeks, snakes through the landscape, reflecting the bruised purples and fiery oranges of the evening sky, a quiet testament to the pervasive moisture that nourishes this land. Even in the stillness, there's a sense of underlying life, a low hum of insects and the rustle of unseen creatures in the dense green. The history of Jonestown is tied to the fertile soil and the crops it has yielded for generations. Cotton was king here once, its white bolls a familiar sight against the deep green leaves, and though the landscape has shifted, agriculture remains the lifeblood, with soybeans and corn now sharing the fields. The legacy of the Delta is also one of music, a profound, soulful inheritance that echoes in the very air, though the vibrant sounds of blues and gospel are more often found in memory than in the present-day quiet of Jonestown. Life here moves at a deliberate pace, unhurried by the demands of bigger cities, and the people carry a quiet resilience, shaped by the land and the enduring spirit of the South.

About This Jonestown Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Jonestown, Mississippi — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 34.319552, -90.455654. 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 Jonestown and Coahoma County.

Detailed location data for Jonestown includes the ZIP code (39180), telephone area code (601, 769), county seat of Coahoma County (Clarksdale), and school district assignment (Coahoma County 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 Jonestown is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.