Leakesville Mississippi Map

About Leakesville, Mississippi

Leakesville is a locality in Greene County, Mississippi, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,775. The population density is 232.0 people per km². Leakesville is located at 31.1557°N, 88.5578°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Leakesville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 39451.

Leakesville emerges from the dense, pine-shadowed landscape where the earth holds the heat of the afternoon long after the sun has begun its descent. It lies 43.5 miles east-southeast of Petal, MS (from Petal, MS: bearing 107°T), and is situated 16.0 miles north of Lucedale. Blakely Creek carves a winding path through the heavy clay, its dark waters moving with a deliberate, sluggish grace that dictates the cadence of the surrounding woodlands. Beyond the immediate tree line, the terrain rises toward the distant, modest elevation of Silver Hill, while the expansive, protected reaches of De Soto National Forest offer a vast, silent buffer against the encroaching pace of the outside world. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and crushed needles, a heavy, vegetative perfume that clings to the skin during the humid, golden hours before dusk.

Leakesville maintains a steady, internal gravity, rooted in the timber and agriculture that have long defined the labor of its people. The presence of Saluda Lake, a few miles removed, provides a quiet stillness to the local geography, reflecting the shifting violet hues of the sky as day turns to night. History here is not found in grand monuments, but in the enduring patterns of work and the slow, cyclical rhythm of the seasons that govern the local economy. Life in Leakesville functions with a quiet, observant patience, where the heavy, unhurried growth of the surrounding woods mirrors the measured way the residents navigate their days, finding a singular, understated beauty in the persistence of the landscape.

About This Leakesville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Leakesville, Mississippi. Coordinates: 31.155737, -88.557799. 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 Leakesville includes the ZIP code (39451), telephone area code (601), county seat of Greene County (Leakesville), and school district assignment (Greene 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.