Oak Grove Mississippi Map

About Oak Grove, Mississippi

Oak Grove is a locality in Perry 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 rises from the pine-dappled plains where the Thomas Branch carves a quiet, persistent path through the earth. It lies 27.3 miles southeast of Petal, MS (from Petal, MS: bearing 142°T), and is situated 15.6 miles northeast of Wiggins. De Soto National Forest borders the perimeter, casting a deep, resinous shade that defines the local horizon and cools the humid afternoon air. Four miles to the west, the modest rise of Taylor Hill breaks the horizon, offering a subtle elevation above the surrounding landscape. The light here shifts from a sharp, golden clarity at high noon to a heavy, violet stillness as evening settles over the timberlands, grounding the environment in a sense of slow, deliberate growth.

Development in Oak Grove remains tethered to the steady pulse of the surrounding woodlands and the expansion of regional academic and commercial interests. While the economy once relied heavily on the timber harvested from the neighboring De Soto National Forest, the current character of the locality is shaped by its role as a residential corridor for the neighboring university community. Residents seeking the solitude of the outdoors often look toward the Black Creek Hiking Trail, a route that winds through the dense undergrowth and reminds those who walk it of the region's rugged, inland isolation. Though Moody Lake lies eleven miles away as a distant point of repose, the daily life of Oak Grove is defined more by the persistent, inland rhythm of the inland canopy and the quiet, steady progress of its people.

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 Perry County (New Augusta), 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.