Oak Grove Mississippi Map

About Oak Grove, Mississippi

Oak Grove is a locality in Lamar County, Mississippi, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,758. The population density is 543.4 people per km². Oak Grove is located at 31.2867°N, 89.4145°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 39328, 39169, 39425.

Oak Grove stretches across a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of the Dry Branch, which snakes through the local terrain as a narrow, earthen vein. It lies 7.9 miles west-southwest of Hattiesburg, MS (from Hattiesburg, MS: bearing 249°T), and is situated 3.3 miles southwest of West Hattiesburg. The ground here favors a subtle topography, rising toward the modest elevation of Anderson Hill three miles to the east, where the trees thin and the long shadows of late afternoon settle over the pines. During the humid transitions of the day, the air carries a heavy, static stillness, pressing against the broad leaves of oaks and the tangled reach of local flora. This land exists far from the pull of the tides, anchored instead by the dense, clay-heavy soil that dictates the pace of growth and the slow accumulation of sediment along the banks of the Dry Branch.

Oak Grove has evolved from its early agricultural foundations into a residential corridor that balances the remnants of rural heritage with the demands of modern regional commerce. The economy remains tethered to the pulse of the surrounding woodland and the steady flow of people moving between the academic centers and the expanding suburban sprawl. Residents often find their way to Tatum Park, a five-mile excursion that offers a preserved glimpse of the native thickets and open spaces that once characterized the entire region. Even as the pace of life quickens near the main thoroughfares, the memory of the landscape remains, seen in the way the light catches the dust on a back road or how the horizon remains unbroken by anything taller than the pines until the distant rise of Anderson Hill interrupts the view.

About This Oak Grove Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oak Grove, Mississippi. Coordinates: 31.28674, -89.414491. 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 Oak Grove includes the ZIP code (39328, 39169, 39425), telephone area code (601), county seat of Lamar County (Purvis), and school district assignment (Lamar 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.