Mississippi · Census place 2866440

Senatobia, Mississippi

Senatobia is a city in Tate County, Mississippi with an estimated 8,428 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 47th largest of 149 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
8,428
#47 of 149 in Mississippi
Change since 2020
+0.9%
+72 people
Land area
15.6 sq mi
+ 0.08 sq mi water
Density
542 / sq mi
State median 738
Orange pin: Senatobia. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Jackson.

Senatobia population, 2020 to 2024

Senatobia added 72 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +0.9%. In the latest year it moved by +72. Among 61 Mississippi places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 21st; the median place changed by -1.3%. The median place of 5,000+ in Mississippi has 12,656 people, so Senatobia is 67% of it.

8,35620208,37920218,39220228,35620238,4282024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 8,351. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Senatobia covers 15.56 square miles of land and 0.08 of water, for 542 people per square mile of land. The median Mississippi place of 5,000+ has 738, so Senatobia is less dense than the typical town.

What county Senatobia is in

All of Senatobia's residents live in Tate County, which had 28,551 residents in 2024. Senatobia holds 29.5% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Senatobia

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Senatobia by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 38668. 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 Senatobia is

The Census internal point of Senatobia is at 34.608700, -89.981000. Jackson, the capital, is 160.0 miles S in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Hernando, MS (18,542 people), 16.7 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Memphis, TN, 34.6 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
34.608700, -89.981000
DMS
34°36'31.32"N 89°58'51.60"W
UTM
16N 226646.1E 3833691.8N
Geohash
dn0hbkmf6
Plus code
866GJ259+FJ

Daylight in Senatobia

At 34.61° N, Senatobia gets about 14 h 29 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 50 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 38 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Senatobia

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Mississippi, measured between internal points. The closest is Coldwater, 5.7 miles away, with 1,326 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Senatobia, MS?

8,428 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 72 (0.9%) from 8,356 in July 2020.

What county is Senatobia in?

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

What ZIP codes cover Senatobia?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 38668.

How far is Senatobia from Jackson?

160.0 miles (257.5 km) in a straight line, heading S from Senatobia.

What is the nearest larger city to Senatobia?

Hernando, MS, with 18,542 residents, 16.7 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.