Van Vleet, Mississippi | |
|---|---|
  Van Vleet  Van Vleet | |
| Coordinates: 33°59′13″N 88°54′01″W / 33.98694°N 88.90028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Chickasaw |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.77 sq mi (2.00 km2) |
| • Land | 0.77 sq mi (2.00 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 377 ft (115 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 95 |
| • Density | 123.22/sq mi (47.57/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 38877 |
| Area code | 662 |
| GNIS feature ID | 695068[2] |
Van Vleet is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States. Van Vleet is located at the junction of Mississippi Highway 32 and Mississippi Highway 385, 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Houston. Van Vleet has a post office with ZIP code 38877.[3]
Van Vleet is located on the former Houston Branch of the Southern Railway.[4]
A post office first began operation under the name Van Vleet in 1891.[5]
It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 95.[6]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Van Vleet, Mississippi
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 850.
- ^ "Chickasaw County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ "Van Vleet CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.