Oak Grove Mississippi Map

About Oak Grove, Mississippi

Oak Grove is a locality in Kemper County, Mississippi, United States. Oak Grove is located at 32.6743°N, 88.5645°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 39402.

Oak Grove lies in a quiet pocket of Kemper County, where the land gently rolls and the air carries the scent of pine and damp earth. It lies 22.9 miles north-north-east of Meridian, MS (from Meridian, MS: bearing 21°T), and is situated 8.2 miles south-east of De Kalb. Here, the landscape is dominated by the mature hardwoods that give the settlement its name, their branches forming a dense canopy that filters the Mississippi sunlight into shifting patterns on the forest floor. Creeks, their banks often shrouded in ferns and moss, wind their way through the terrain, feeding into larger waterways that carve their slow, deliberate paths across the county. The character of Oak Grove is one of patient endurance, of a place that has weathered seasons and generations with a quiet steadfastness, its very being entwined with the ancient rhythm of the woods. The history of Oak Grove is deeply rooted in the agricultural traditions of this part of Mississippi, a place where cotton once reigned supreme and the land was worked with a steady, often arduous, hand. While the economy has diversified, echoes of that agrarian past still resonate, with some farms continuing to cultivate crops and raise livestock, their livelihoods tied to the fertile soil. The local economy now also finds strength in small businesses that serve the immediate needs of the residents, and in the quiet industry that thrives away from the main thoroughfares. There are no grand monuments or bustling tourist attractions in Oak Grove, but rather a profound sense of place, a feeling that the land itself holds the stories of those who have lived and labored here, their lives etched into the very texture of the country.

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: 32.674302, -88.564485. 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 Kemper County.

Detailed location data for Oak Grove includes the ZIP code (39328), telephone area code (601), county seat of Kemper County (De Kalb), 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.