Sunflower Mississippi Map

About Sunflower, Mississippi

Sunflower is a locality in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 964. The population density is 614.2 people per km². Sunflower is located at 33.5443°N, 90.5373°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Sunflower is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 38829, 38778.

Sunflower stretches across a vast, alluvial expanse where the horizon pulls away in a thin, shimmering line of heat and verdant growth. It lies 17.6 miles southeast of Cleveland, MS (from Cleveland, MS: bearing 142°T), and is situated 9.3 miles northeast of Indianola. The Big Sunflower River carves a serpentine path through the landscape, its dark, sluggish current acting as the primary artery for the surrounding plains. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness that magnifies the golden quality of the afternoon light, casting long, melancholy shadows across the flat fields. Four miles away, the protected expanse of the Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ms provides a quiet sanctuary for migratory birds and native flora, standing as a stark contrast to the cleared rows of agricultural acreage that define the earth for miles in every direction.

Agriculture serves as the persistent pulse of Sunflower, dictating the cycles of labor and the quiet, deliberate pace of daily life. The history of the soil is written in the deep furrows of the fields, where the economy remains tied to the fertility of the land and the endurance of its inhabitants. While the stillness of the afternoon might be broken by the distant hum of machinery, the environment retains a solemn, ancient character that persists regardless of the season. To the north, the waters of Jug Lake offer a reflective stillness, mirroring the expansive sky and the changing patterns of the clouds that drift over this inland reach.

About This Sunflower Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sunflower, Mississippi. Coordinates: 33.544296, -90.537289. 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 Sunflower includes the ZIP code (38829, 38778), telephone area code (662), county seat of Sunflower County (Indianola), and school district assignment (Sunflower County 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.