Mississippi · Census place 2815500

Como, Mississippi

Como is a town in Panola County, Mississippi with an estimated 1,074 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 147th largest of 149 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
1,074
#147 of 149 in Mississippi
Change since 2020
-3.7%
-41 people
Land area
1.9 sq mi
Density
568 / sq mi
State median 738
Orange pin: Como. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Jackson.

Como population, 2020 to 2024

Como lost 41 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -3.7%. In the latest year it moved by -1.

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July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 1,117. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Como covers 1.89 square miles of land, for 568 people per square mile of land. The median Mississippi place of 5,000+ has 738, so Como is less dense than the typical town.

What county Como is in

All of Como's residents live in Panola County, which had 32,764 residents in 2024. Como holds 3.3% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Como

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Como by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 38619. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a town that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Como is

The Census internal point of Como is at 34.513600, -89.939900. Jackson, the capital, is 153.7 miles S in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Sardis, MS (1,683 people), 5.7 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Memphis, TN, 41.2 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
34.513600, -89.939900
DMS
34°30'48.96"N 89°56'23.64"W
UTM
16N 230108.7E 3823030.6N
Geohash
dn0h375b2
Plus code
866GG376+C2

Daylight in Como

At 34.51° N, Como gets about 14 h 28 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 51 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 37 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Como

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Mississippi, measured between internal points. The closest is Sardis, 5.6 miles away, with 1,683 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Como, MS?

1,074 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 41 (3.7%) from 1,115 in July 2020.

What county is Como in?

Panola County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Como?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 38619.

How far is Como from Jackson?

153.7 miles (247.3 km) in a straight line, heading S from Como.

What is the nearest larger city to Como?

Sardis, MS, with 1,683 residents, 5.7 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.