Polkville Mississippi Map

About Polkville, Mississippi

Polkville is a locality in Smith County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 588. The population density is 13.2 people per km². Polkville is located at 32.1938°N, 89.6926°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Polkville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 39117.

Polkville emerges from the dense, pine-heavy horizon of central Mississippi as a quiet intersection of red clay and shadow. It lies 18.0 miles east-southeast of Brandon, MS (from Brandon, MS: bearing 108°T), and is situated 17.4 miles southwest of Forest. The landscape surrounding Polkville is defined by the persistent, slow-moving currents of Line Creek, which carves a modest path through the dense thickets just a mile from the center. To the west, the elevated terrain of Indian Mound Hill provides a subtle vantage point over the verdant, unbroken expanse of the Bienville National Forest. Here, the light at dusk holds a distinct, honeyed quality, catching the dust motes that hang suspended in the humid air above the long, straight stretches of road.

Economic life in Polkville remains tethered to the rhythm of the timber industry and the small-scale agricultural cycles that have defined the region for generations. The legacy of the area is etched into the quiet intersections of its roads, where the rapid growth of kudzu often threatens to reclaim the edges of older, weather-beaten wooden structures. While County Lake remains a distant, tranquil destination for those seeking the stillness of deeper water, the daily character of the locality is shaped by the proximity to the expansive timberlands of Bienville National Forest. Residents move with a deliberate, measured pace, acknowledging the weight of a landscape that demands both patience and a constant, watchful maintenance against the encroaching green of the forest.

About This Polkville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Polkville, Mississippi. Coordinates: 32.193761, -89.692573. 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 Polkville includes the ZIP code (39117), telephone area code (601), county seat of Smith County (Raleigh), and school district assignment (Smith 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.