Shelby Mississippi Map

About Shelby, Mississippi

Shelby is a locality in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,021. The population density is 285.7 people per km². Shelby is located at 33.9509°N, 90.7679°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Shelby is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 38774.

Shelby emerges from the flat, obsidian-rich earth of the Mississippi Delta like a quiet observation held in the heat of a long afternoon. It lies 14.5 miles north of Cleveland, MS (from Cleveland, MS: bearing 350°T), and is situated 19.9 miles northwest of Ruleville. The horizon remains stubbornly level, a vast expanse of agricultural geometry where the sky exerts a heavy, luminous pressure upon the fields. To the west, the slow, muddy pulse of Mound Bayou carves a humid vein through the silt, while the still, shadowed surface of Raineys Lake gathers the indigo light of dusk four miles to the east. Far beyond these low-lying plains, the faint, hazy suggestion of Annis Ridge haunts the distant rim of the world, providing a rare vertical counterpoint to the relentless horizontality of the landscape.

Shelby carries the weight of a century’s labor in its architecture, a place where the economy remains tethered to the rhythmic cycle of the planting and the harvest. The proximity to the Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ms ensures that the surrounding wilder patches are respected, maintaining a balance between the managed rows of cotton and the tangled, verdant resilience of the native brush. Life here moves with a deliberation born of high humidity and deep soil, echoing the cultural persistence that has defined the region for generations. In the quiet intersections of Shelby, one hears the legacy of a singular musical tradition that rose from this very dirt, a sound as grounded and enduring as the dark, heavy earth that sustains it.

About This Shelby Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Shelby, Mississippi. Coordinates: 33.950944, -90.767878. 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 Shelby includes the ZIP code (38774), telephone area code (662), county seat of Bolivar County (Cleveland), and school district assignment (North Bolivar Consolidated 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.