Paris Mississippi Map

About Paris, Mississippi

Paris is a locality in Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 302. The population density is 74.0 people per km². Paris is located at 34.1787°N, 89.4598°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 38965.

Paris, Mississippi, unfolds across a landscape shaped by the gentle roll of the North Mississippi Uplands, a terrain where the earth exhales a soft, verdant breath. It lies 13.4 miles south-south-east of Oxford, MS (from Oxford, MS: bearing 165°T), and is situated 10.0 miles east of Water Valley. Here, the soil, a deep, rich loam, yields to the persistent sun, its warmth a constant presence that settles on the fields and the scattered clusters of homes. The air itself carries a certain stillness, broken only by the rustle of oak and pine leaves, and the distant, almost mournful cry of a hawk circling high above. In the late afternoon, the light descends in a kind of golden syrup, slanting across the fields of cotton and corn, lending a quiet, luminous quality to the ordinary. The history of Paris is a story of resilience, of lives lived in concert with the land and the subtle ebb and flow of agricultural fortunes. For generations, the economy here has been tethered to the soil, to the cotton fields that once dominated the horizon and the more diversified crops that sustain it today. While not a place of grand pronouncements or monumental structures, Paris carries the quiet dignity of those who have worked this ground, their labor imprinted on the very character of the place. The memories of past harvests, of the community banding together through lean times and celebrating abundance, are woven into the fabric of its enduring spirit, a subtle yet persistent thread in the tapestry of its quiet existence.

About This Paris Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Paris, Mississippi — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 34.17872, -89.459802. 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 Paris and Lafayette County.

Detailed location data for Paris includes the ZIP code (38965), telephone area code (228), county seat of Lafayette County (Oxford), and school district assignment (Lafayette 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 Paris is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.