Mississippi · Census place 2826300

Fulton, Mississippi

Fulton is a city in Itawamba County, Mississippi with an estimated 4,640 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 67th largest of 149 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 4,640; #67 of 149 in Mississippi
Change since 2020: +2.5%; +113 people
Land area: 8.5 sq mi; + 0.21 sq mi water
Density: 547 / sq mi; State median 738

Orange pin: Fulton. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Jackson.

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Fulton population, 2020 to 2024

Fulton added 113 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +2.5%. In the latest year it moved by +53.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 4,534. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Fulton covers 8.49 square miles of land and 0.21 of water, for 547 people per square mile of land. The median Mississippi place of 5,000+ has 738, so Fulton is less dense than the typical town.

What county Fulton is in

All of Fulton's residents live in Itawamba County, which had 24,198 residents in 2024. Fulton holds 19.2% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Fulton

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Fulton by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 38843. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Fulton is

The Census internal point of Fulton is at 34.262900, -88.401900. Jackson, the capital, is 170.3 miles SW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Saltillo, MS (4,968 people), 18.6 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Tuscaloosa, AL, 87.0 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 34.262900, -88.401900
DMS: 34°15'46.44"N 88°24'6.84"W
UTM: 16N 370933.0E 3792195.5N
Geohash: dn14um7ey
Plus code: 866H7H7X+56

Daylight in Fulton

At 34.26° N, Fulton gets about 14 h 27 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 52 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 35 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Fulton

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Mississippi, measured between internal points. The closest is Mantachie, 7.0 miles away, with 1,145 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Fulton, MS?

4,640 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 113 (2.5%) from 4,527 in July 2020.

What county is Fulton in?

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

What ZIP codes cover Fulton?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 38843.

How far is Fulton from Jackson?

170.3 miles (274.1 km) in a straight line, heading SW from Fulton.

What is the nearest larger city to Fulton?

Saltillo, MS, with 4,968 residents, 18.6 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.

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