Walnut Mississippi Map

About Walnut, Mississippi

Walnut is a locality in Tippah County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 704. The population density is 50.1 people per km². Walnut is located at 34.9497°N, 88.9245°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Walnut is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 38964, 38683.

Walnut reveals itself through the steady, insistent movement of Big Creek as it carves a path through the red-clay earth of northern Mississippi. It lies 21.4 miles west of Corinth, MS (from Corinth, MS: bearing 272°T), and is situated 13.9 miles south-southeast of Hardeman. The landscape here favors a quiet, terrestrial complexity, where the humidity clings to the heavy foliage of the nearby Holly Springs National Forest and transforms the afternoon light into a thick, golden haze. To the north, the Hatchie Hills rise against the horizon like a weathered spine, offering a permanent, silent boundary to the horizon. The stillness is occasionally broken by the rustle of wind through pines or the distant, rhythmic hum of tires on asphalt, yet the air retains a heavy, settled quality, as if the land itself is exhaling after a long, humid day. Only four miles away, Muddy Lake holds its surface in a glassy, mirror-like repose, reflecting the dense canopy that defines this inland geography.

Walnut carries the weight of a history rooted in the tenacity of its early settlers, who found a livelihood in the timber and the stubborn, productive soil that necessitates a life of deliberate, patient labor. The local economy persists with a modesty that ignores the frantic pace of larger hubs, favoring small-scale agriculture and the steady operations of local industry that keep the days predictable and grounded. Beyond the town limits, the terrain dips toward the distant White Oak Bottom, a reminder of the geologic patience required to shape this region. Life in Walnut moves with a measured cadence, where the social pulse is felt in the simple exchange of greetings at a storefront or the communal awareness of the changing seasons. It is a place that requires no grand gestures to justify its existence, content to remain a quiet, persistent fixture in the interior of the state.

About This Walnut Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Walnut, Mississippi. Coordinates: 34.949671, -88.924455. 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 Walnut includes the ZIP code (38964, 38683), telephone area code (228, 601, 769), county seat of Tippah County (Ripley), and school district assignment (North Tippah 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.