Lambert Mississippi Map

About Lambert, Mississippi

Lambert is a locality in Quitman County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 792. The population density is 422.5 people per km². Lambert is located at 34.2018°N, 90.2834°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 38643.

Lambert lies in the fertile alluvial plain of the Mississippi Delta, a landscape shaped by the slow, inexorable work of water and earth. It lies 45.1 miles west-south-west of Oxford, MS (from Oxford, MS: bearing 256°T), and is situated 3.8 miles south of Marks. The land here is predominantly flat, a vast canvas of rich, dark soil that promises abundance, interrupted only by the occasional stand of towering oaks and willows that line the sluggish, meandering creeks. The air, especially in the humid months, hangs thick and sweet with the scent of ripening cotton and the damp perfume of the surrounding woodlands, a palpable presence that clings to everything. The sky stretches immeasurably wide, a shifting dome of cerulean blue or bruised, dramatic grey, where clouds drift like slow, silent ships. The history of Lambert is inextricably tied to the cultivation of the land, a story written in the rise and fall of cotton crops and the enduring spirit of those who worked the soil. Its economy, for generations, has been rooted in agriculture, with vast fields of cotton, soybeans, and corn stretching to the horizon, their green and gold hues a defining characteristic of the region. This agricultural heritage has fostered a quiet resilience in Lambert, a slow, deliberate pace of life dictated by the seasons and the harvest. The echoes of past eras are subtle, found not in grand monuments but in the enduring architecture of modest homes and the weathered faces of its people, who carry the deep, ingrained knowledge of this particular stretch of Mississippi earth.

About This Lambert Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lambert, Mississippi — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 34.201778, -90.283426. 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 Lambert and Quitman County.

Detailed location data for Lambert includes the ZIP code (38643), telephone area code (601, 769), county seat of Quitman County (Marks), and school district assignment (Quitman 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 Lambert is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.