Mississippi · Census place 2845160
Marion, Mississippi
Marion is a town in Lauderdale County, Mississippi with an estimated 1,682 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 110th largest of 149 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 1,682
- #110 of 149 in Mississippi
- Change since 2020
- -3.3%
- -57 people
- Land area
- 3.6 sq mi
- Density
- 466 / sq mi
- State median 738
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Marion population, 2020 to 2024
Marion lost 57 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -3.3%. In the latest year it moved by -2.
Marion covers 3.61 square miles of land, for 466 people per square mile of land. The median Mississippi place of 5,000+ has 738, so Marion is less dense than the typical town.
What county Marion is in
All of Marion's residents live in Lauderdale County, which had 70,588 residents in 2024. Marion holds 2.4% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Marion
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Marion by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 39342, 39364. 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 Marion is
The Census internal point of Marion is at 32.430200, -88.651800. Jackson, the capital, is 89.9 miles W in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Meridian, MS (33,549 people), 3.9 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Tuscaloosa, AL, 85.7 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 32.430200, -88.651800
- DMS
- 32°25'48.72"N 88°39'6.48"W
- UTM
- 16N 344702.3E 3589322.4N
- Geohash
- djbbqxtxx
- Plus code
- 864HC8JX+37
Daylight in Marion
At 32.43° N, Marion gets about 14 h 17 min of daylight around the June solstice and 10 h 01 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 16 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Marion
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Mississippi, measured between internal points. The closest is Meridian, 3.9 miles away, with 33,549 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Marion, MS?
1,682 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 57 (3.3%) from 1,739 in July 2020.
What county is Marion in?
Lauderdale County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Marion?
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 39342, 39364.
How far is Marion from Jackson?
89.9 miles (144.7 km) in a straight line, heading W from Marion.
What is the nearest larger city to Marion?
Meridian, MS, with 33,549 residents, 3.9 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.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.