Morgantown Mississippi Map

About Morgantown, Mississippi

Morgantown is a locality in Marion County, Mississippi, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,334. The population density is 628.9 people per km². Morgantown is located at 31.5750°N, 91.3521°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 39483, 39769, 39120.

Morgantown emerges from the humid, verdant landscape of the interior, defined by the persistent, dark currents of the Pearl River that carve a steady path through the low-lying timberland. It lies 32.1 miles east of McComb, MS (from McComb, MS: bearing 81°T), and is situated 6.2 miles northwest of Columbia. The air here holds a heavy, pressurized quality, thick with the scent of damp earth and pine needles that seem to amplify the golden, honeyed light of late afternoon. Beyond the immediate banks of the waterway, the terrain shifts into a series of modest elevations that ripple toward the horizon, far removed from the reach of any distant coastline. Four miles to the north, the quiet expanse of Unknown Field offers a sprawl of uncultivated brush and timber, providing a stark, silent contrast to the encroaching sprawl of human enterprise. The horizon remains unbroken by the grandeur of distant peaks, save for the faint, atmospheric suggestion of Hub Hill rising some eighteen miles away, a mere suggestion of height against the vast, cloud-dappled sky.

Morgantown maintains a deliberate pace, anchored by a legacy of agriculture and the rhythmic demands of regional timber processing that have sustained the population for generations. While the economic focus remains tied to the soil and the processing of raw materials, the proximity of the Pearl River continues to dictate the flow of daily existence, influencing both the logistics of local trade and the quiet, introspective character of those who live along its reaches. Residents often look toward Lake Columbia, thirteen miles distant, as a primary point of recreation, finding in its still, freshwater surface a reprieve from the heat of the summer months. History here is not marked by grand monuments but by the persistence of family lines and the slow, steady transformation of the landscape, where the kudzu vines reclaim abandoned structures and the daily passage of trains provides a mechanical pulse to the humid silence of the afternoon.

About This Morgantown Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Morgantown, Mississippi. Coordinates: 31.575019, -91.352105. 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 Morgantown includes the ZIP code (39483, 39769, 39120), telephone area code (662, 601), county seat of Marion County (Columbia), and school district assignment (Natchez-Adams 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.