Wiggins Mississippi Map

About Wiggins, Mississippi

Wiggins is a locality in Stone County, Mississippi, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,272. The population density is 153.4 people per km². Wiggins is located at 30.8560°N, 89.1390°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Wiggins is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 39051, 39577.

Wiggins holds the quiet gravity of a place defined by the slow, persistent movement of water and the long, heat-drugged shadows of the pines. It lies 33.2 miles north-northwest of D'Iberville, MS (from D'Iberville, MS: bearing 334°T), and is situated 34.0 miles north of Gulfport. Church House Branch carves a narrow, dark-watered passage through the terrain, its course a constant companion to the low-lying reaches where the soil holds the damp scent of loam and decaying needles. Sunlight filters through the canopy in thin, slanted shafts that illuminate the dust motes hanging in the humid air, while the landscape stretches outward in an expanse of timberland and flat, pine-studded plains. Only a mile away, the surface of Flint Creek Reservoir remains a still, glass-like expanse, reflecting the heavy sky and the encroaching green of the woods. Further to the west, the distant, hazy rise of The Wyatt Hills breaks the horizon, a muted suggestion of elevation against the otherwise level, expansive geography of the region.

Wiggins emerged from the sprawl of the timber industry, a settlement built upon the necessity of the woods and the iron rails that once carried the wealth of the forest to wider markets. The economy here remains rooted in the land, a cycle of growth and harvest that dictates the pace of the days, far removed from the rush of metropolitan centers. Residents occupy a landscape marked by the presence of Unknown Park, a space where the rhythm of everyday life finds its cadence in the simple maintenance of property and the quiet observation of the seasons. History here is not written in grand monuments, but in the enduring utility of the sawmills and the resilience of the families who have long worked the timber-heavy soil. The air carries the faint, resinous tang of pine, a sensory reminder of the industry that gave Wiggins its shape and continues to underpin the character of its people.

About This Wiggins Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wiggins, Mississippi. Coordinates: 30.856048, -89.138981. 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 Wiggins includes the ZIP code (39051, 39577), telephone area code (601, 769, 228), county seat of Stone County (Wiggins), and school district assignment (Stone 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.