Summit Mississippi Map

About Summit, Mississippi

Summit is a locality in Pike County, Mississippi, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,505. The population density is 251.8 people per km². Summit is located at 31.2838°N, 90.4684°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Summit is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 39666.

Summit occupies a quiet stretch of Mississippi terrain where the landscape gives way to a series of subtle, earth-toned rises and deep-rooted woodland. It lies 2.9 miles north-northwest of McComb, MS (from McComb, MS: bearing 342°T), and is situated 9.7 miles north of Magnolia. Clear Creek carves a path near the center of the locality, its dark, persistent waters reflecting the heavy canopy of oaks and pines that define the horizon. The air here carries a distinct weight, a humid stillness that softens the edges of the afternoon light as it filters through the dense greenery. Beyond the immediate tree line, the geography remains stubbornly inland, holding the steady, inland heat of a region that exists far from any oceanic influence. Residents often find their way to Mlk Jr Community Center & Park, a localized green space that serves as a quiet anchor for the neighborhood, while the distant, calm expanse of Lake Tangipahoa lies just far enough away to remain a peripheral presence in the local geography.

Summit grew from the iron and steam of the nineteenth-century rail expansion, a history that lingers in the weathered brick of the older commercial storefronts and the deliberate, unhurried pace of daily commerce. Agriculture and small-scale industry have long dictated the economic pulse of the region, grounding the local character in the labor of the soil and the maintenance of essential trade. While the bustling energy of larger urban centers remains distant, the people of Summit maintain a cultural continuity shaped by regional traditions and a modest, pragmatic outlook on the passing seasons. The influence of the surrounding woods and the proximity to the gentle, sloping terrain—culminating in the vague, distant silhouette of Hope Hill—lends a sense of permanence to the surroundings. Here, life is measured not by the rapid shifts of the modern world, but by the slow, reliable turn of the calendar and the quiet endurance of the land itself.

About This Summit Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Summit, Mississippi. Coordinates: 31.283787, -90.468432. 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 Summit includes the ZIP code (39666), telephone area code (228), county seat of Pike County (Magnolia), and school district assignment (McComb 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.