Tupelo Mississippi Map

About Tupelo, Mississippi

Tupelo is a locality in Lee County, Mississippi, United States. It has a population of 37,791. The population density is 226.8 people per km². Tupelo is located at 34.2576°N, 88.7034°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 38804.

Tupelo unfolds across a gentle, rolling landscape, a place where the earth exhales a humid breath, thick with the scent of pine and damp soil. It lies 47.2 miles east of Oxford, MS (from Oxford, MS: bearing 99°T), and is situated 8.3 miles south of Saltillo. The sky here often hangs a vast canvas of bruised purples and soft greys before dawn, heralding a day where sunlight filters through a canopy of mature oak and magnolia, casting shifting mosaics on well-tended lawns. Streets wind with a quiet purpose, lined with homes that speak of generations who have known the peculiar sweetness of this Mississippi soil, a place where the air itself seems to hum with the drone of cicadas in the summer heat and the distant murmur of life unfolding at its own deliberate pace. This is a land shaped by the persistent flow of small creeks and the deep roots of its agricultural past, though the hum of progress now echoes with the steady beat of industry. For decades, Tupelo has been a nexus of commerce and creativity, a place that nurtured the singular voice of a King and continues to draw innovation into its fertile ground. The local economy, once anchored by cotton fields that stretched to the horizon, has diversified, embracing manufacturing and technology, yet the echoes of its heritage remain, a subtle undertow beneath the modern currents. The spirit of resilience, born from the challenges of the land and the tenacity of its people, is a quiet force that continues to define Tupelo.

About This Tupelo Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Tupelo, Mississippi — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 34.257607, -88.703386. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Tupelo and Lee County.

Detailed location data for Tupelo includes the ZIP code (38804), telephone area code (662), county seat of Lee County (Tupelo), and school district assignment (Tupelo Public School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Tupelo is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.