Mount Olive Mississippi Map

About Mount Olive, Mississippi

Mount Olive is a locality in Amite County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 895. The population density is 111.6 people per km². Mount Olive is located at 31.7538°N, 89.6559°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Mount Olive is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 39653, 39664, 39443.

Mount Olive emerges from the pine-thickened landscape of the interior, where the land settles into a quiet, undulating plateau defined by the persistence of red clay and longleaf pine. It lies 16.7 miles west-northwest of McComb, MS (from McComb, MS: bearing 295°T), and is situated 14.9 miles west-northwest of Summit. Thick stands of timber dominate the horizon, broken only by the narrow, persistent winding of Westbrook Creek, which flows with a somber, silt-heavy weight through the low-lying thickets just a mile from the center. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness, particularly at dusk when the heat of the day retreats into the canopy and the light turns a bruised, honeyed gold. Five miles away, the protected expanse of Homochitto National Forest begins to assert its influence, casting a cool, shaded silence over the periphery that seems to slow the very pulse of the afternoon.

Mount Olive carries the quiet weight of a regional history rooted in the timber industry and the steady, seasonal labor of the surrounding agricultural tracts. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the woods and the soil, with a pace of life that favors long, deliberate afternoons over the frantic industrial shifts found in larger centers. While Okhissa Lake lies seven miles distant, offering a deep, dark stillness to the landscape, the daily character of the people is shaped more by the local crossroads and the weathered storefronts that stand as simple, unadorned witnesses to the passing decades. Life here moves with the consistency of the seasons, defined by the slow growth of the pines and the enduring, stoic character of a place that finds its own meaning in the quietude of the inland plains.

About This Mount Olive Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mount Olive, Mississippi. Coordinates: 31.753807, -89.655945. 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 Mount Olive includes the ZIP code (39653, 39664, 39443), telephone area code (601), county seat of Amite County (Liberty), and school district assignment (Covington 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.