Port Gibson Mississippi Map

About Port Gibson, Mississippi

Port Gibson is a locality in Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,269. The population density is 279.2 people per km². Port Gibson is located at 31.9610°N, 90.9840°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Port Gibson is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 39150.

Port Gibson occupies a quiet fold of the Mississippi landscape, defined by the winding course of the Little Bayou Pierre that carves through the earth less than a mile from the center. It lies 27.8 miles south-southwest of Vicksburg, MS (from Vicksburg, MS: bearing 193°T), and is situated 33.1 miles south-southeast of Tallulah. The terrain surrounding Port Gibson consists of fertile, loess-bluff soils that rise into uneven slopes, leading the eye toward the distant, modest elevation of Lookout Point four miles away. To the west, the landscape settles into the lush, dense greenery characteristic of the region, where the humidity clings to the heavy leaves of magnolias and oaks. During the late afternoon, the light here turns a bruised, honeyed gold, casting long shadows across the fields that stretch toward the horizon, while the proximity of Lake Claiborne three miles distant keeps the air thick and humming with the respiration of insects and damp earth.

Port Gibson maintains a deliberate, measured pace of life, anchored by a history that remains visible in the preservation of its mid-nineteenth-century architecture. The local economy relies on the steady rhythms of agriculture and the maintenance of its trade routes, echoing a time when the prosperity of the land dictated the fortunes of those who worked it. Residents often look toward the nearby Canemount Wma seven miles away as a testament to the wilder, wooded character of the territory that persists despite the encroachment of modern industry. While the Winter Quarters Crevasse lies twelve miles off, marking the deeper, darker scars of the region's geological past, the daily life of Port Gibson continues with a quiet tenacity, defined by the slow movement of the river and the unchanging, heavy stillness of the humid woods.

About This Port Gibson Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Port Gibson, Mississippi. Coordinates: 31.960991, -90.983994. 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 Port Gibson includes the ZIP code (39150), telephone area code (601), county seat of Claiborne County (Port Gibson), and school district assignment (Claiborne 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.