Oak Grove Mississippi Map

About Oak Grove, Mississippi

Oak Grove is a locality in Jones County, Mississippi, United States. Oak Grove is located at 31.5363°N, 89.2078°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 39402.

Oak Grove unfolds in a soft, verdant embrace, a place where the land remembers its past in the slow unfurling of pine needles and the gentle sway of oaks. It lies 15.2 miles north-north-east of Hattiesburg, MS (from Hattiesburg, MS: bearing 19°T), and is situated 4.7 miles south of Ellisville. The terrain here is a subtle art of rolling hills, not dramatic peaks but a continuous, yielding landscape that slopes and dips like a sleeping giant. Creeks, often no more than whispered veins of water, carve their patient paths through the undergrowth, their banks cushioned by ferns and the persistent emerald of moss. The air itself carries a certain weight, a humid stillness in the summer months that softens the edges of the world, and a crisp, clean clarity in the autumn that sharpens the scent of decaying leaves. Sunlight, when it pierces the dense canopy of the surrounding forests, falls in scattered, golden coins upon the forest floor, illuminating the quiet industry of ants and the fleeting passage of unseen creatures. This is a region whose history is written in the slow accumulation of soil and the enduring spirit of its people, a place where the echoes of earlier generations still resonate in the quiet hum of everyday life. The local economy, long tied to the bounty of the surrounding woodlands, has seen shifts, from the logging camps of yesteryear to the more diversified small farms and businesses that characterize Oak Grove today. It’s a place where the land’s generous spirit is still harvested, whether in the form of timber, agricultural produce, or the quiet satisfaction of a life lived at a human pace. There are no grand monuments here, no bustling thoroughfares; instead, Oak Grove offers a subtler kind of distinction, found in the weathered barns that stand sentinel against the sky, the porch swings that creak with the weight of shared stories, and the enduring sense of belonging that permeates the very soil.

About This Oak Grove Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oak Grove, Mississippi — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 31.536278, -89.207837. 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 Oak Grove and Jones County.

Detailed location data for Oak Grove includes the ZIP code (39328), telephone area code (601), county seat of Jones County (Ellisville), and school district assignment (Lamar 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 Oak Grove is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.