Sardis Mississippi Map

About Sardis, Mississippi

Sardis is a locality in Panola County, Mississippi, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,748. The population density is 337.6 people per km². Sardis is located at 34.4355°N, 89.9114°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Sardis is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 39083, 38666.

Sardis occupies a quiet intersection of the Mississippi landscape, where the flat, fertile reaches of the Delta begin to transition into the stubborn, uneven terrain of the upland hills. It lies 23.1 miles west-northwest of Oxford, MS (from Oxford, MS: bearing 282°T), and is situated 8.8 miles north of Batesville. The humidity here carries a heavy, velvet weight that lingers long after the sun dips below the horizon, casting a long, amber glow over the kudzu that climbs the rusted fences and swallows the skeletons of old oaks. Nearby, North Fork Bear Creek cuts a narrow, winding path through the soil, its presence marked by a dense corridor of hardwoods that turn a bruised purple in the twilight. To the west, the expansive waters of Sardis Lake pull the light from the sky, creating a vast, shimmering mirror that dictates the rhythm of the local climate, while the silhouette of Cemetery Ridge sits distantly against the clouds, a permanent, stoic boundary to the east.

Sardis maintains a pace of life tethered to the slow cycles of agriculture and the maintenance of the land, with the nearby Charles Ray Nix Wma providing a sprawling, protected expanse that preserves the region’s native character. The local economy has long been shaped by the quiet industry of the interior, where the work of the day is measured in the steady persistence of field and timber rather than the frantic motion of the city. Decades of trade and transit have left their mark on the storefronts and the architecture, where weathered brick and peeling paint tell a story of resilience that avoids the polish of modern development. There is a profound stillness in the way the air moves through the pines, a quality of silence that seems to collect in the corners of the streets, reminding any traveler that time here is not a resource to be spent, but a slow, unfolding presence.

About This Sardis Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sardis, Mississippi. Coordinates: 34.435505, -89.911362. 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 Sardis includes the ZIP code (39083, 38666), telephone area code (601, 769), county seat of Panola County (Batesville), and school district assignment (North Panola 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.