Runnelstown Mississippi Map
Runnelstown, 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 Runnelstown, Perry County.
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| City | Runnelstown |
| State | Mississippi (MS) |
| County | Perry |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 31.37573 |
| Longitude | -89.111724 |
| Population | 325 |
| Density | 70.6 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Runnelstown, Mississippi
Runnelstown is a locality in Perry County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 325. The population density is 70.6 people per km². Runnelstown is located at 31.3757°N, 89.1117°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 39465.
Runnelstown exists in a quiet pocket of Perry County, where the land begins its slow, patient rise and fall. It lies 11.1 miles east-north-east of Hattiesburg, MS (from Hattiesburg, MS: bearing 72°T), and is situated 9.0 miles east-north-east of Petal. Here, the air carries the humid breath of pine forests that stretch out like rumpled blankets under a vast Mississippi sky, the dense green punctuated by the silver gleam of creeks that snake through the terrain. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in shifting, dappled patterns on the undergrowth, illuminating the rich, dark earth. The roads, often unpaved and winding, follow the contours of the land, leading through stands of oak and hickory, their branches heavy with Spanish moss, creating a verdant, almost primeval atmosphere that seems to absorb the sounds of the outside world. The history of Runnelstown is intrinsically tied to the logging industry that once defined this region, the echoes of sawmills and timber barons still whispering through the trees. Its economy, now more diversified but still rooted in the natural resources, sees a steady flow of goods and people along its arteries. While no grand monuments mark its past, the very character of Runnelstown speaks of a resilient spirit, a place where life moves at the pace of the seasons, dictated by the sun and the rain. Small farms, their fields often bordered by the encroaching forest, stand as testaments to a persistent connection with the land, a continuity that binds the present to the generations who first cleared these woods and built their lives here.
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About This Runnelstown Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Runnelstown, 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 Runnelstown and Perry County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Runnelstown 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 Runnelstown 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. |
