Oak Grove Mississippi Map

About Oak Grove, Mississippi

Oak Grove is a locality in Perry County, Mississippi, United States. Oak Grove is located at 31.0363°N, 88.9742°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 39402.

Oak Grove, a place where the air carries the damp, earthy scent of pine and the distant hum of cicadas, sprawls across rolling terrain in Perry County, Mississippi. It lies 27.4 miles south-east of Hattiesburg, MS (from Hattiesburg, MS: bearing 137°T), and is situated 9.7 miles south-south-west of Beaumont. The landscape here is a tapestry of dense woodlands, predominantly longleaf pines with their feathery crowns, interspersed with the darker, broader leaves of oak and magnolia, creating a dappled canopy that filters the sunlight into shifting patterns on the forest floor. Small creeks, their banks often fringed with ferns and moss-laden branches, meander through the terrain, their waters a dark, clear reflection of the overhanging green. The very character of Oak Grove seems to be etched in the rich, red clay soil, a fertile ground that supports a persistent, verdant growth, even in the humid embrace of a Mississippi summer. Historically, Oak Grove's roots are entwined with the timber industry, the vast pine forests once felled to shape the burgeoning nation, leaving behind a legacy of sturdy lumber and a quiet resilience in its people. The local economy, still touched by its agricultural past, sees a blend of small farms cultivating crops suited to the subtropical climate and a scattering of businesses that serve the surrounding rural population. There are no grand monuments or bustling metropolises here; instead, Oak Grove’s distinctiveness lies in its unhurried rhythm, the gentle sway of the trees in the breeze, and the way the late afternoon sun, a warm, golden wash, seems to linger on the weathered facades of its few storefronts, imbuing the quiet streets with a peculiar, enduring charm.

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: 31.036297, -88.974214. 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 Perry County.

Detailed location data for Oak Grove includes the ZIP code (39328), telephone area code (601), county seat of Perry County (New Augusta), 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.