Porterville Mississippi Map
Porterville, Mississippi — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Porterville, Kemper County.
Interactive Map of Porterville, Mississippi
| City | Porterville |
| State | Mississippi (MS) |
| County | Kemper |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 32.687912 |
| Longitude | -88.47226 |
| Density | 13.6 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Porterville, Mississippi
Porterville is a locality in Kemper County, Mississippi, United States. The population density is 13.6 people per km². Porterville is located at 32.6879°N, 88.4723°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 39352.
Porterville rests in a gentle fold of the Kemper County landscape, where the humid air hangs thick with the scent of pine and damp earth. It lies 26.1 miles north-north-east of Meridian, MS (from Meridian, MS: bearing 31°T), and is situated 9.7 miles south of Scooba. The terrain here is a soft rolling of hills, not dramatic but persistent, cloaked in dense stands of hardwood and pine, their crowns a deep, unbroken green under the vast Mississippi sky. Creeks, mere whispers of water for much of the year, meander through the undergrowth, their banks often softened by moss and fallen leaves. The roads, mostly unpaved, wind with a quiet purpose, connecting scattered homes and farmsteads with a sense of enduring connection to the land. In the late afternoon, the sunlight filters through the trees in long, golden shafts, illuminating dust motes dancing in the still air and lending a certain, almost sacred, stillness to the afternoon. The history of Porterville is deeply rooted in the soil, a legacy of agriculture that has shaped its character and economy for generations. Once, cotton fields stretched where forests now stand, a testament to a different era, its echoes still felt in the quiet dignity of older homes. Today, timber and cattle are the economic lifeblood, their presence a constant hum beneath the surface of everyday life. The rhythm of Porterville is one of patient industry, where days are measured by the turning of seasons and the steady work of tending the land. There are no grand monuments here, no bustling marketplaces, but rather a profound sense of place, of lives lived in quiet harmony with the surrounding natural world.
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About This Porterville Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Porterville, Mississippi with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Porterville and Kemper County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Porterville is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Porterville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
