Prentiss Mississippi Map

About Prentiss, Mississippi

Prentiss is a locality in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 976. The population density is 126.0 people per km². Prentiss is located at 31.5985°N, 89.8670°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Prentiss is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 39474.

Prentiss emerges from the pine-thickened landscape where the White Sand Creek carves a persistent, amber-tinted path through the red-clay earth. It lies 33.8 miles east of Brookhaven, MS (from Brookhaven, MS: bearing 88°T), and is situated 18.6 miles west of Collins. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness that seems to suspend the golden light of late afternoon against the dense foliage, muffling the sounds of the surrounding woods. Beyond the immediate banks of the creek, the terrain shifts into a series of modest, timbered ridges that define the horizon, isolating the locality from the wider world. To the north, the ground dips into the quiet, shadowed depression of Watts Hollow, creating a natural basin that traps the morning fog until the heat of the day finally burns it away.

Prentiss maintains its steady pace through a heritage rooted in the timber industry and the quiet, persistent labor of the surrounding agricultural tracts. The local economy relies on the steady rhythm of the land, where the shadow of the past—marked by the long-standing influence of regional sawmills and rail lines—still shapes the way the streets are laid out. While residents seeking recreation might travel nineteen miles to the City Of Magee Sportsplex or visit the quiet edges of Martin Lake, the daily life of the locality remains tethered to the commerce of the square and the modest industry that sustains it. There is a particular, unforced dignity in the way the local storefronts face the road, serving as a reminder that Prentiss continues to function as a vital, self-contained anchor in a landscape defined by its distance from the frantic pace of larger hubs.

About This Prentiss Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Prentiss, Mississippi. Coordinates: 31.598501, -89.867023. 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 Prentiss includes the ZIP code (39474), telephone area code (601), county seat of Jefferson Davis County (Prentiss), and school district assignment (Jefferson Davis 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.