Jumpertown Mississippi Map

About Jumpertown, Mississippi

Jumpertown is a locality in Prentiss County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 425. The population density is 91.7 people per km². Jumpertown is located at 34.7109°N, 88.6639°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Jumpertown is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 38829.

Jumpertown anchors itself firmly upon the high, red-clay ridges of Prentiss County, where the earth holds a stubborn, iron-rich hue that stains the tires of passing trucks. It lies 17.4 miles south-southwest of Corinth, MS (from Corinth, MS: bearing 208°T), and is situated 6.6 miles west-northwest of Booneville. The landscape unfolds as a series of undulating swells and sudden, shaded depressions, defined by the persistent presence of the Tippah Hills rising to the west. A mile to the north, the quiet current of Wolf Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the dense thickets, its banks lined with the tangled, pale roots of sycamores that drink from the silt. Further afield, the low-slung basin of King Hollow traps the morning mist, while the still, dark surface of Cox Lake reflects the heavy, humid sky, offering a sanctuary for the stillness that settles over the rural horizon as the sun begins its long, slow retreat.

Jumpertown maintains a character forged by the steady, unpretentious labor of agriculture and the quiet endurance of families who have worked these fields for generations. The economy remains rooted in the soil, with wide tracts of timber and crops defining the local rhythm, punctuated by the occasional hum of light industry that keeps the area connected to the broader commerce of the region. Residents often find their way toward Westside City Park for the simple grace of open space, a six-mile journey that serves as a common reprieve from the daily tasks of maintenance and harvest. Life here moves according to the turning of the seasons, a slow and deliberate cycle where the passage of time is measured less by the clock and more by the height of the corn and the shifting, golden quality of the light that illuminates the vast, inland plains at dusk.

About This Jumpertown Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Jumpertown, Mississippi. Coordinates: 34.710928, -88.663943. 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 Jumpertown includes the ZIP code (38829), telephone area code (662), county seat of Prentiss County (Booneville), and school district assignment (Prentiss 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.