Marion Mississippi Map

About Marion, Mississippi

Marion is a locality in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,751. The population density is 187.1 people per km². Marion is located at 32.4302°N, 88.6518°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Marion is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 39342.

Marion holds the quiet gravity of the interior, where the land stretches out in deep, verdant folds of pine and hardwood forest. It lies 4.9 miles northeast of Meridian, MS (from Meridian, MS: bearing 42°T), and is situated 29.2 miles west-southwest of Livingston. The Sowashee Creek carves a persistent path through the local terrain, its waters moving with a deliberate, muddy patience that defines the drainage of this inland reach. To the west, the horizon remains stubbornly flat, though the distant silhouette of Hog Wallow Ridge offers a faint, jagged interruption against the sky during the clearest hours of the day. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness that clings to the skin, punctuated occasionally by the rustle of leaves in Northeast Park, where the canopy provides a cool refuge from the persistent Mississippi sun.

Marion retains a character forged by the steady intersection of transit and local trade, having grown outward from the early arteries of the rail lines that once dictated the pace of regional commerce. The economy remains tethered to the pulse of the surrounding landscape, shifting from the legacies of timber and agriculture toward the service-oriented rhythms of the present day. Residents find a familiar stillness in the afternoons, often drifting toward the banks of the nearby Bonita Reservoir to watch the light change over the water as the heat finally breaks. Life in Marion moves in accordance with these subtle environmental shifts, favoring a deliberate, measured pace that prioritizes the endurance of the local soil over the frantic speed of the wider world.

About This Marion Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Marion, Mississippi. Coordinates: 32.430234, -88.651807. 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 Marion includes the ZIP code (39342), telephone area code (601), county seat of Lauderdale County (Meridian), and school district assignment (Lauderdale 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.