Mississippi · Census place 2875360

Union, Mississippi

Union is a town in 2 counties of Mississippi with an estimated 2,003 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 96th largest of 149 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
2,003
#96 of 149 in Mississippi
Change since 2020
-1.6%
-33 people
Land area
3.4 sq mi
Density
584 / sq mi
State median 738
Orange pin: Union. Shaded: counties it spans. Dark pin: Jackson.

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Union population, 2020 to 2024

Union lost 33 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -1.6%. In the latest year it moved by -6.

2,03620202,02320212,01120222,00920232,0032024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 2,042. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Union covers 3.43 square miles of land, for 584 people per square mile of land. The median Mississippi place of 5,000+ has 738, so Union is less dense than the typical town.

The 2 counties Union spans

Union crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 2,003 residents as follows; Newton County holds 72.3% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

  1. 01Newton County1,448
  2. 02Neshoba County555
Residents inside each county, Census Vintage 2024 county-part estimates (SUMLEV 157).

ZIP codes in Union

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Union by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 39365. 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 Union is

The Census internal point of Union is at 32.571100, -89.115200. Jackson, the capital, is 65.2 miles WSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Philadelphia, MS (6,938 people), 14.1 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Jackson, MS, 66.4 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
32.571100, -89.115200
DMS
32°34'15.96"N 89°06'54.72"W
UTM
16N 301437.2E 3605714.4N
Geohash
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Plus code
864GHVCM+CW

Daylight in Union

At 32.57° N, Union gets about 14 h 18 min of daylight around the June solstice and 10 h 01 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 17 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Union

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Mississippi, measured between internal points. The closest is Decatur, 9.5 miles away, with 1,886 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Union, MS?

2,003 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 33 (1.6%) from 2,036 in July 2020.

What county is Union in?

It spans 2 counties: Newton County (1,448 residents), Neshoba County (555 residents).

What ZIP codes cover Union?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 39365.

How far is Union from Jackson?

65.2 miles (104.9 km) in a straight line, heading WSW from Union.

What is the nearest larger city to Union?

Philadelphia, MS, with 6,938 residents, 14.1 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.