Maben Mississippi Map

About Maben, Mississippi

Maben is a locality in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 771. The population density is 153.4 people per km². Maben is located at 33.5554°N, 89.0848°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Maben is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 39750.

Maben occupies a quiet expanse of the Mississippi landscape where the earth settles into a tapestry of agrarian fields and encroaching woodland. It lies 17.0 miles west-northwest of Starkville, MS (from Starkville, MS: bearing 295°T), and is situated 18.4 miles west-northwest of Mississippi State. Sun Creek winds its way through the nearby lowlands, carving a slow, muddy path that dictates the movement of moisture across the soil. To the west, the subtle elevation of Choctaw Ridge breaks the horizon, providing a permanent, muted backdrop to the daily transit of light across the open plains. Lake Tuckaway sits a few miles removed, a glassy stillness in the landscape that reflects the heavy, humid afternoons characteristic of this inland terrain. The air here holds a distinct, heavy warmth, carrying the scent of damp earth and the rhythmic hum of insects that persists long after the sun has retreated behind the trees.

Maben retains the character of an enduring rail-side settlement, its history inextricably linked to the iron veins that once connected the disparate parts of the state. The local economy continues to draw sustenance from the surrounding agricultural productivity, a legacy that remains visible in the modest storefronts and the pragmatic layout of the streets. Those who seek the wilder edges of the region often venture toward Trim Cane Wma, where the managed timber and grasses offer a preserve for the local fauna. Education and the stewardship of the natural world remain influential threads in the regional consciousness, with the expertise cultivated at the Mississippi State University School of Forest Resources shaping the way the land is understood and managed. Life in Maben proceeds with a deliberate, measured cadence, defined by the seasonal cycles of the fields and the persistent, quiet gravity of a place that values its own internal rhythm over the frantic pace of the wider world.

About This Maben Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Maben, Mississippi. Coordinates: 33.555399, -89.084785. 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 Maben includes the ZIP code (39750), telephone area code (662), county seat of Oktibbeha County (Starkville), and school district assignment (Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated 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.