Pope Mississippi Map

About Pope, Mississippi

Pope is a locality in Panola County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 413. The population density is 144.9 people per km². Pope is located at 34.2151°N, 89.9479°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 38658.

Pope rests in a landscape shaped by the slow, patient work of water and earth. It lies 26.6 miles west-south-west of Oxford, MS (from Oxford, MS: bearing 247°T), and is situated 6.7 miles south of Batesville. The terrain here is a gentle rolling, the kind that suggests a deeper history of ancient seabeds and the gradual uplift of the land. Fields of cotton and corn stretch out, their rows a neat testament to the sun and the soil, bordered by stands of hardwood that hold the deep, quiet green of Mississippi. The air itself carries a certain weight, a humid breath that softens the edges of the day, especially as the afternoon sun begins its descent, casting long shadows that pool in the hollows and paint the sky in hues of apricot and pale rose. The story of Pope is tied to the fertile lands that have sustained it for generations, a place where agriculture has always been the heartbeat of the economy. Cotton, in particular, once brought great wealth and shaped the social fabric of the region, its white bolls a familiar sight against the rich, dark earth. While the landscape still bears the marks of this agricultural past, the character of Pope now reflects a more diversified, though still predominantly rural, existence. The quiet streets and the friendly nods between neighbors speak of a community that values connection and the enduring spirit of place, a place where the past is not forgotten but is instead a gentle hum beneath the present.

About This Pope Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pope, Mississippi — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 34.215111, -89.947868. 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 Pope and Panola County.

Detailed location data for Pope includes the ZIP code (38658), telephone area code (601, 769), county seat of Panola County (Batesville), and school district assignment (South Panola 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 Pope is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.