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 360. The population density is 82.9 people per km². Jumpertown is located at 34.7109°N, 88.6639°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 38829.

Jumpertown rests in a gentle fold of the Prentiss County landscape, where the earth rises and falls in languid swells that hint at ancient geological processes. It lies 31.4 miles north of Tupelo, MS (from Tupelo, MS: bearing 4°T), and is situated 6.6 miles west-north-west of Booneville. The air here, especially in the late afternoons, carries a soft, humid weight, thick with the scent of pine needles and the distant, sweet decay of fallen leaves. Sunlight filters through the broad canopies of oak and hickory, casting shifting mosaics onto the dusty roadbeds and the occasional weathered fence post. The terrain is a study in muted greens and browns, punctuated by the vibrant splash of a roadside wildflower or the deep, cool shadow of a creek bed snaking through the undergrowth. Life in Jumpertown moves with a rhythm dictated less by clocks and more by the slow, deliberate turning of the seasons. This corner of Mississippi, like much of the South, carries the deep imprint of its agricultural past, and Jumpertown is no exception. The land around Jumpertown was historically cleared for cotton and later for timber, and the echoes of those endeavors can still be felt in the wide-open fields that now lie fallow or are given over to pasture, and in the quiet persistence of the surrounding woodlands. The local economy, while now more diversified, still finds its roots in the land, with small farms and agribusiness playing a significant role. There's a palpable sense of continuity here, a connection to generations who worked this soil, and while modern conveniences have arrived, they haven't entirely erased the quiet strength of tradition that underpins Jumpertown.

About This Jumpertown Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Jumpertown, Mississippi — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 34.710928, -88.663943. 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 Jumpertown and Prentiss County.

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). 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 Jumpertown is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.