Mississippi · Census place 2878640
Wesson, Mississippi
Wesson is a town in 2 counties of Mississippi with an estimated 1,779 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 105th largest of 149 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 1,779
- #105 of 149 in Mississippi
- Change since 2020
- -2.9%
- -54 people
- Land area
- 4.5 sq mi
- Density
- 394 / sq mi
- State median 738
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Wesson population, 2020 to 2024
Wesson lost 54 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -2.9%. In the latest year it moved by -23.
Wesson covers 4.51 square miles of land, for 394 people per square mile of land. The median Mississippi place of 5,000+ has 738, so Wesson is less dense than the typical town.
The 2 counties Wesson spans
Wesson crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 1,779 residents as follows; Copiah County holds 98.8% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Copiah County1,758
- 02Lincoln County21
ZIP codes in Wesson
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Wesson by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 39191. 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 Wesson is
The Census internal point of Wesson is at 31.699900, -90.395000. Jackson, the capital, is 43.2 miles NNE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Brookhaven, MS (11,654 people), 8.7 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Jackson, MS, 43.9 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 31.699900, -90.395000
- DMS
- 31°41'59.64"N 90°23'42.00"W
- UTM
- 15N 746892.6E 3510123.2N
- Geohash
- 9vxsr4b37
- Plus code
- 863FMJX4+X2
Daylight in Wesson
At 31.70° N, Wesson gets about 14 h 13 min of daylight around the June solstice and 10 h 05 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 08 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Wesson
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Mississippi, measured between internal points. The closest is Brookhaven, 8.7 miles away, with 11,654 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Wesson, MS?
1,779 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 54 (2.9%) from 1,833 in July 2020.
What county is Wesson in?
It spans 2 counties: Copiah County (1,758 residents), Lincoln County (21 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Wesson?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 39191.
How far is Wesson from Jackson?
43.2 miles (69.5 km) in a straight line, heading NNE from Wesson.
What is the nearest larger city to Wesson?
Brookhaven, MS, with 11,654 residents, 8.7 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.
- 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.