Lauderdale, Mississippi

Lauderdale is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It is situated along U.S. Highway 45, 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Meridian, the county seat.[1] The population of Lauderdale was 442 at the 2010 census.[2]

Lauderdale, Mississippi
Census-designated place
Lauderdale Lauderdale
Coordinates: 32°31′15″N 88°30′41″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Lauderdale
Area
• Total	2.86 sq mi (7.41 km^2)
• Land	2.86 sq mi (7.41 km^2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km^2)
Elevation	215 ft (66 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	442
• Density	155/sq mi (59.7/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	39335
Area code(s)	601
FIPS code	28-39600
GNIS feature ID	2586601

Geography

Lauderdale is located in northeastern Lauderdale County at 32°31′15″N 88°30′41″W. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of 2.9 square miles (7.4 km²), all of it recorded as land.[3] The community is in the valley of Possum Creek, just south of where it joins Ponta Creek, an east-flowing tributary of the Sucarnoochee River, part of the Tombigbee River watershed.

References

1. "Lauderdale, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
2. "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Lauderdale CDP, Mississippi". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
3. "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Mississippi". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved March 31, 2020.