West Mississippi Map

About West, Mississippi

West is a locality in Holmes County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 175. The population density is 133.0 people per km². West is located at 33.1971°N, 89.7773°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 39192.

West in Holmes County, Mississippi, unfolds across a landscape of gentle, rolling hills, where the earth exhales the damp, verdant scent of pine and rich, dark soil after a summer shower. It lies 54.5 miles north-north-east of Madison, MS (from Madison, MS: bearing 21°T), and is situated 9.5 miles north-north-east of Durant. Scattered farmsteads, their white clapboard weathered to the color of old bone, punctuate the emerald expanse, each surrounded by fields of cotton or soybeans that shimmer like a restless sea under the vast, often cloud-streaked sky. The air here hums with the low thrum of cicadas, a constant, pulsating rhythm that underscores the quiet diligence of life, and the infrequent passage of a truck on a dusty county road seems to stir the very atmosphere, leaving behind a faint, sweet perfume of cut grass and distant woodsmoke. The history of West is as deeply rooted as the ancient oaks that stand sentinel along its periphery, a testament to generations who have coaxed sustenance from this fertile ground. The local economy, long tethered to agriculture, continues to draw its lifeblood from the land, with cotton and timber remaining significant, though the subtle shifts in global markets echo in the quiet conversations at the general store. This is a place where the past is not so much a memory as a palpable presence, felt in the weathered planks of old barns and the stoic faces of its inhabitants, a community that carries its heritage with a quiet, unyielding grace, much like the slow, deliberate flow of the nearby Big Black River.

About This West Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of West, Mississippi — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 33.197072, -89.777305. 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 West and Holmes County.

Detailed location data for West includes the ZIP code (39192), telephone area code (601), county seat of Holmes County (Lexington), and school district assignment (Holmes County Consolidated 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 West is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.