Ruleville, Mississippi

Ruleville, Mississippi
Ruby Avenue in Ruleville
Ruby Avenue in Ruleville
Location of Ruleville, Mississippi
Location of Ruleville, Mississippi
Ruleville, Mississippi is located in the United States
Ruleville, Mississippi
Ruleville, Mississippi
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 33°43′37″N 90°32′57″W / 33.72694°N 90.54917°W / 33.72694; -90.54917
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountySunflower
Area
 • Total2.53 sq mi (6.54 km2)
 • Land2.52 sq mi (6.52 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
135 ft (41 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,642
 • Density1,049.25/sq mi (405.07/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38771
Area code662
FIPS code28-64200
GNIS feature ID0676950

Ruleville is a city in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States, in the Mississippi Delta region. The population was 3,007 at the 2010 census. It is the second-largest community in the rural county.[2]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ Moye, J. Todd. Let the People Decide: Black Freedom and White Resistance Movements in Sunflower County, Mississippi, 1945-1986. University of North Carolina Press, November 29, 2004. 28. Retrieved from Google Books on February 26, 2012. ISBN 0-8078-5561-8, ISBN 978-0-8078-5561-4.