Mount Pleasant, Mississippi

Mount Pleasant, Mississippi
Census-designated place
Mount Pleasant is located in Mississippi
Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant is located in the United States
Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant
Coordinates: 34°57′21″N 89°30′57″W / 34.95583°N 89.51583°W / 34.95583; -89.51583
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyMarshall
Area
[1]
 • Total2.40 sq mi (6.20 km2)
 • Land2.40 sq mi (6.20 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
469 ft (143 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total293
 • Density122.34/sq mi (47.23/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
38635
38649 (PO box)
38661 (Red Banks)
38611 (Byhalia)
Area code662
GNIS feature ID674210[3]
FIPS Code28-49640

Mount Pleasant (or Mt. Pleasant) is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Marshall County, Mississippi, United States, located along U.S. Highway 72 at State Highway 311.[3] The community has a volunteer fire department on Boswell Road, and a K-12 school located off Highway 72.

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census, which listed a population of 293.[4]

  1. ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  2. ^ "P1. Race – Mount Pleasant CDP, Mississippi: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Mount Pleasant, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ "Mount Pleasant CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.