Summary for Poplar Springs

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Located in: Lauderdale County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Poplar Spgs.

Time Zone: Poplar Springs lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)

Telephone Area Codes: (601), (769)<1>

Elevation: 450 feet [137.16 m] above sea level<2>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Poplar Springs:

Lat: 32.403800° (or 32°24'13" N)

Lon: -88.702000° (or -88°42'7" W)

USGS Topo Map: Meridian North<4>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Poplar Springs

GNIS ID: 711440

FIPS State / Place Code: None

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Poplar Springs)

The community of Meridian is the County Seat for Lauderdale County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Lauderdale)

Population

Total Area:<6> 715 sq. miles [1,852.2 km²] - of which 1.61% is water (11.52 sq. miles [29.8 km²])

Housing Units: <7> 34,698

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Lauderdale

GNIS ID: 695761

FIPS State / County Code: 28 / 075

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Poplar Springs)

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of Mississippi

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Mississippi

GNIS ID: 1779790

FIPS State: 28

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Poplar Springs)

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The official website for Lauderdale County: www.lauderdalecounty.org/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

<1>	Area code (769) is an overlay for area code (601).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Poplar Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Poplar Springs, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Poplar Springs.
<5>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<6>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Poplar Springs. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<7>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).