West Point, Mississippi

West Point population, 2020 to 2024

West Point lost 331 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -3.3%. In the latest year it moved by -48. Among 61 Mississippi places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 44th; the median place changed by -1.3%. The median place of 5,000+ in Mississippi has 12,656 people, so West Point is 77% of it.

West Point covers 20.89 square miles of land and 0.24 of water, for 467 people per square mile of land. The median Mississippi place of 5,000+ has 738, so West Point is less dense than the typical town.

What county West Point is in

All of West Point's residents live in Clay County, which had 18,213 residents in 2024. West Point holds 53.6% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in West Point

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps West Point by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 39773. 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 West Point is

The Census internal point of West Point is at 33.606200, -88.657600. Jackson, the capital, is 126.5 miles SW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Starkville, MS (25,844 people), 13.9 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Tuscaloosa, AL, 70.0 miles away.

Daylight in West Point

At 33.61° N, West Point gets about 14 h 23 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 55 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 28 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near West Point

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Mississippi, measured between internal points. The closest is Starkville, 13.9 miles away, with 25,844 people.