Pearl River Mississippi Map

About Pearl River, Mississippi

Pearl River is a locality in Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,822. The population density is 47.6 people per km². Pearl River is located at 32.7969°N, 89.2409°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 39350.

Pearl River holds a quiet, inland gravity where the earth settles into a slow, deliberate posture beneath the heavy heat of the afternoon. It lies 42.1 miles northwest of Meridian, MS (from Meridian, MS: bearing 314°T), and is situated 6.5 miles west of Philadelphia. Wolf Creek cuts a persistent, winding path through the landscape, its dark water carving through the soil with a steady, unhurried persistence that defines the local topography. To the north, the elevation rises slightly toward the silhouette of Coughlin Mound, a modest prominence that breaks the horizon’s flat, woodland reach. The air here holds the weight of pine needles and damp loam, particularly as the light shifts toward dusk, casting a long, golden haze over the fields that stretch toward the low-lying basin of Palmetto Flats.

Industry and the passage of time have shaped Pearl River into a place defined by the steady work of its inhabitants and the rhythmic pulse of the regional economy. Beyond the immediate reach of the community, the land opens into expansive stretches of timber and agriculture, while the proximity to Westside Park provides a preserved corridor of native flora that anchors the local identity. History remains embedded in the foundational labor of those who cleared the brush and established the initial homesteads, long before the modern pace of the region took hold. Life moves according to the demands of the seasons, far removed from the clamor of distant centers, with the quiet presence of House Lake resting in the distance as a silent witness to the enduring, terrestrial nature of this inland landscape.

About This Pearl River Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pearl River, Mississippi. Coordinates: 32.796878, -89.240905. 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 Pearl River includes the ZIP code (39350), telephone area code (601), county seat of Neshoba County (Philadelphia), and school district assignment (Neshoba 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.