Walls Mississippi Map

About Walls, Mississippi

Walls is a locality in DeSoto County, Mississippi, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,351. The population density is 44.1 people per km². Walls is located at 34.9259°N, 90.1677°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Walls is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 38680, 38686, 38641.

Walls rises from the flat, alluvial expanse of the Mississippi Delta, where the horizon stretches wide and the light at dusk settles in heavy, golden layers over the fields. It lies 6.6 miles west of Horn Lake, MS (from Horn Lake, MS: bearing 272°T), and is situated 8.2 miles west-southwest of Southaven. The air here holds a humid stillness, grounding the landscape in a rhythmic cycle of planting and harvest that defines the slow breathing of the earth. Only a mile away, the quiet waters of Horn Lake mirror the vast sky, while the low banks of Johnson Creek trace a meandering path through the surrounding silt and clay. Far to the south, the faint, hazy suggestion of Pecan Ridge occasionally breaks the monotony of the plain, anchoring the view and reminding the observer of the tectonic shifts that shaped this fertile basin.

Walls grew from the quiet commerce of the railroad and the enduring labor of the cotton fields, carrying a legacy of agricultural industry that persists in the modern lines of its modest infrastructure. While the distant shadows of Josie Harry Towhead mark the deeper, wetter reaches of the terrain, the immediate life of the locale centers on the steady, daily motions of its residents who gather for recreation at 301 Ball Park. The character of Walls remains tied to this resilience, reflecting a history where the soil dictates the pace of existence and the depth of the local roots. It is a place where the stillness of the afternoon is broken only by the hum of machinery or the distant movement of a train, maintaining a sense of purpose that is as unadorned and honest as the land itself.

About This Walls Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Walls, Mississippi. Coordinates: 34.925861, -90.167744. 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 Walls includes the ZIP code (38680, 38686, 38641), telephone area code (601, 769), county seat of DeSoto County (Hernando), and school district assignment (DeSoto County 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.