Lena Mississippi Map

About Lena, Mississippi

Lena is a locality in Leake County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 157. The population density is 36.5 people per km². Lena is located at 32.5940°N, 89.5948°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lena is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 39094.

Lena anchors itself to the quiet red-clay earth of central Mississippi, where the slow, deliberate current of Balucta Creek carves a winding path through the landscape. It lies 24.8 miles east of Canton, MS (from Canton, MS: bearing 93°T), and is situated 17.8 miles north-northwest of Forest. The moisture-heavy air hangs thick with the scent of damp pine needles, drifting from the dense, verdant expanse of the nearby Bienville National Forest. To the north, the faint, hazy silhouettes of the Government Hills rise against the horizon, providing a permanent, muted boundary to the fields that stretch toward the stillness of Dumas Pond. Here, the golden light of late afternoon catches the tall grass, casting long, lean shadows that seem to hold the weight of the day in a pause of absolute stillness.

Agriculture and the timber trade have defined the pulse of Lena for generations, grounding the inhabitants in a cycle of seasonal labor that moves in tandem with the growth of the surrounding woods. Historical remnants of small-scale milling and the steady, rhythmic persistence of farming families remain evident in the weathered structures that dot the periphery, holding fast against the encroaching thickets of kudzu. The local economy relies on the quiet productivity of the land, where the pace is set not by the frantic tick of a clock, but by the gradual change of the seasons across the plains. As dusk settles over the fields, the atmosphere deepens into a profound, resonant calm, revealing a place where the simplicity of the soil dictates the character of every life lived upon it.

About This Lena Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lena, Mississippi. Coordinates: 32.593972, -89.594813. 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 Lena includes the ZIP code (39094), telephone area code (601, 769), county seat of Leake County (Carthage), and school district assignment (Leake 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.