Water Valley Mississippi Map

About Water Valley, Mississippi

Water Valley is a locality in Yalobusha County, Mississippi, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,380. The population density is 186.2 people per km². Water Valley is located at 34.1620°N, 89.6301°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Water Valley is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 38965.

Water Valley sprawls across the uneven, verdant terrain of north-central Mississippi, where the land rises into subtle, wooded slopes that eventually ascend toward the distant silhouette of Oak Ridge. It lies 16.2 miles south-southwest of Oxford, MS (from Oxford, MS: bearing 203°T), and is situated 16.0 miles south-southwest of University. Otoucalofa Creek carves a quiet, meandering path through the landscape, its waters reflecting the heavy, humid sky and the encroaching shadow of timber that defines the local horizon. The air here carries a weight of moisture and pine, particularly at dusk when the light turns a bruised, honeyed gold, settling over the modest structures and the open expanse of Crawford'S Sports Complex. Only four miles to the west, the vast, still surface of Enid Lake acts as a reservoir for the regional silence, anchoring the geography in a basin of clay and silt.

Water Valley emerged from the iron and steam of the nineteenth century, built upon the arrival of the railroad which dictated the geometry of its downtown streets and the ambition of its early commerce. The economy has shifted from those original locomotive hubs to a quieter existence defined by small-scale industry and the slow, deliberate pace of agricultural life. Red-brick facades remain as evidence of a time when the rails hummed with constant transit, though now the rhythm of Water Valley is measured by the changing seasons and the persistent growth of kudzu along the embankments. The character of the place is not found in grand monuments, but in the endurance of its storefronts and the way the shadows lengthen across the grass at Crawford'S Sports Complex, marking the passage of days in a landscape that values stability over speed.

About This Water Valley Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Water Valley, Mississippi. Coordinates: 34.16199, -89.63012. 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 Water Valley includes the ZIP code (38965), telephone area code (228), county seat of Yalobusha County (Water Valley), and school district assignment (Water Valley 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.