Morgan City Mississippi Map

About Morgan City, Mississippi

Morgan City is a locality in Leflore County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 207. The population density is 136.2 people per km². Morgan City is located at 33.3807°N, 90.3504°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Morgan City is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 38946.

Morgan City occupies a flat, expansive reach of the Delta where the horizon seems to stretch until it dissolves into a haze of humid light. It lies 13.6 miles southwest of Greenwood, MS (from Greenwood, MS: bearing 226°T), and is situated 18.2 miles east-southeast of Indianola. The land remains stubbornly level, an alluvial stretch defined by the heavy, dark soil that dictates the pace of every season and the slow, rhythmic labor of the fields. Two miles to the west, the Yazoo River carves a serpentine path through the silt, its water often carrying the color of tea and reflecting the deep, brooding green of the canopy that lines its banks. Three miles out, the quiet expanse of Mossy Lake sits as a mirror to the sky, while the nearby Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ms provides a sanctuary where the silence is broken only by the sudden, sharp rustle of wings in the brush.

Agriculture serves as the pulse of Morgan City, a persistent industry that has shaped the character of the inhabitants for generations. The economy remains anchored to the unpredictable cycles of the harvest, drawing a quiet tenacity from those who work the rows of cotton and soy that dominate the landscape. History here is not found in grand monuments, but in the way the sunlight catches the weathered wood of old outbuildings or the persistent, clinging vines of kudzu that attempt to reclaim the edges of the road. Life in Morgan City moves with a deliberate, unadorned gravity, reflecting a culture forged by long days and the enduring influence of a landscape that demands both respect and patience from everyone who calls it home.

About This Morgan City Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Morgan City, Mississippi. Coordinates: 33.380677, -90.350363. 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 Morgan City includes the ZIP code (38946), telephone area code (228), county seat of Leflore County (Greenwood), and school district assignment (Greenwood-Leflore 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.