Runnelstown Mississippi Map

About Runnelstown, Mississippi

Runnelstown is a locality in Perry County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 320. The population density is 65.1 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 occupies a quiet intersection of pine-studded geography where the Sapp Branch carves a persistent, tea-colored path through the damp, loamy earth. It lies 9.0 miles east-northeast of Petal, MS (from Petal, MS: bearing 77°T), and is situated 11.1 miles east-northeast of Hattiesburg. Beyond the immediate clearing of the settlement, the land dips into the humid basin of Grantham Bay, a lowland stretch that catches the heavy, golden light of late afternoon like a basin holding spilled honey. To the west, the horizon remains flat and dense with vegetation, occasionally broken by the distant, hazy silhouette of Buffalo Hill rising nineteen miles away. The air here holds a permanent weight, thick with the scent of damp pine needles and the cooling transpiration of the nearby De Soto National Forest, which keeps the encroaching heat of the Mississippi summer at bay with its deep, shaded canopy.

Runnelstown grew from the necessity of timber and the slow, deliberate work of those who found value in the surrounding woods. While the economy has shifted from the early days of sawmills and rail spurs, the remnants of that industry remain in the weathered siding of older structures and the deep, straight furrows of local logging roads. Life in Runnelstown follows the cadence of the seasons, dictated more by the rising water levels of the Sapp Branch after a heavy rain than by the frantic pace of the outside world. Residents often travel toward Dogwood Lake when the humidity peaks, seeking a moment of stillness by the water, yet the true character of the place is found in the porch-sitting hours, when the crickets begin their rhythmic chorus and the long shadows stretch across the fields of red clay.

About This Runnelstown Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Runnelstown, Mississippi. Coordinates: 31.37573, -89.111724. 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 Runnelstown includes the ZIP code (39465), telephone area code (601), county seat of Perry County (New Augusta), and school district assignment (Perry County Schools).

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.