Mississippi · Census place 2843280

McComb, Mississippi

McComb is a city in Pike County, Mississippi with an estimated 11,762 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 35th largest of 149 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
11,762
#35 of 149 in Mississippi
Change since 2020
-4.8%
-595 people
Land area
11.8 sq mi
+ 0.06 sq mi water
Density
998 / sq mi
State median 738
Orange pin: McComb. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Jackson.

McComb population, 2020 to 2024

McComb lost 595 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -4.8%. In the latest year it moved by -119. Among 61 Mississippi places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 50th; the median place changed by -1.3%. The median place of 5,000+ in Mississippi has 12,656 people, so McComb is 93% of it.

12.4k202012.2k202112.0k202211.9k202311.8k2024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 12,413. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

McComb covers 11.78 square miles of land and 0.06 of water, for 998 people per square mile of land. The median Mississippi place of 5,000+ has 738, so McComb is denser than the typical town.

What county McComb is in

All of McComb's residents live in Pike County, which had 38,980 residents in 2024. McComb holds 30.2% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in McComb

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps McComb by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 39648. 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 McComb is

The Census internal point of McComb is at 31.244500, -90.471600. Jackson, the capital, is 74.8 miles NNE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Hammond, LA (23,426 people), 51.1 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Baton Rouge, LA, 68.0 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
31.244500, -90.471600
DMS
31°14'40.20"N 90°28'17.76"W
UTM
15N 740794.7E 3459456.1N
Geohash
9vx9trbs6
Plus code
863F6GVH+R9

Daylight in McComb

At 31.24° N, McComb gets about 14 h 11 min of daylight around the June solstice and 10 h 07 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 04 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near McComb

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Mississippi, measured between internal points. The closest is Summit, 2.5 miles away, with 1,438 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of McComb, MS?

11,762 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 595 (4.8%) from 12,357 in July 2020.

What county is McComb in?

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

What ZIP codes cover McComb?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 39648.

How far is McComb from Jackson?

74.8 miles (120.3 km) in a straight line, heading NNE from McComb.

What is the nearest larger city to McComb?

Hammond, LA, with 23,426 residents, 51.1 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.