New Hope Mississippi Map

About New Hope, Mississippi

New Hope is a locality in Franklin County, Mississippi, United States. New Hope is located at 31.5535°N, 90.8329°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 39702.

New Hope breathes a quiet resilience under the wide Mississippi sky, a place where the land itself seems to hold its breath in the humid air. It lies 62.1 miles south-south-west of Clinton, MS (from Clinton, MS: bearing 209°T), and is situated 6.3 miles north of Bude. Rolling hills, softened by a generous cloak of pine and oak, give way to broader, flatter expanses where the soil, rich and dark, promises abundance. Creeks, like silver threads, weave through the landscape, their banks often shadowed and cool, offering a welcome respite from the sun's persistent gaze. The very character of New Hope is etched in the gentle sway of the trees and the slow, deliberate pulse of the seasons, a quiet strength that has weathered countless summers and winters. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a scent of damp earth and pine needles, a primal perfume that clings to everything. The history of New Hope is bound to the fertile ground it occupies, a legacy of agriculture that has shaped its economy and its people for generations. Cotton once reigned supreme, its white bolls a familiar sight across the fields, but the land has proven adaptable, now yielding crops that sustain the local farming families and contribute to the wider region. While no grand monuments mark its past, the very rhythm of life in New Hope speaks of a time when hard work and connection to the earth were paramount. The small businesses that dot the landscape, the quiet hum of machinery during planting and harvest, all serve as understated testaments to a persistent, rooted existence, a continuation of traditions that have kept the spirit of this place alive.

About This New Hope Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of New Hope, Mississippi — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 31.553503, -90.832879. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on New Hope and Franklin County.

Detailed location data for New Hope includes the ZIP code (38610), telephone area code (228, 662), county seat of Franklin County (Meadville), and school district assignment (Lowndes County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct New Hope is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.