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Welcome to Anchorage ...

Anchorage is located in Humphreys County<1>.

When the people of Anchorage refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use terms like Anchorageite or Anchoragite.<2>

Anchorage is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Anchorage lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Anchorage: 662 & 471<4>

Communities Also Named Anchorage ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Anchorage: This one is located in Humphreys County and the other is located in Coahoma County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 13 communities that are also named Anchorage - they are located in Alaska, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (2), New Jersey, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Anchorage.

Communities near Anchorage ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Anchorage.

  • Yazoo City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
    • Former names for Yazoo City:
    • Hannan's Bluff
    • Manchester
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <5>
  • Belzoni
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Rolling Fork
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Anguilla
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Silver City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver City is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Cary
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Cary is located in Sharkey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
  • Louise
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Louise is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
  • Eden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Eden is located in Yazoo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Satartia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Satartia is located in Yazoo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satartia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
  • Lake City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Lake City is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Anchorage. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Anchorage.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Anchorage. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Anchorage.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Anchorage. See our Newspapers Page for Anchorage.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Anchorage ...

Looking for more information about Anchorage? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Anchorage, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Anchorage.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Humphreys, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Anchorage refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Anchorage may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Anchorage - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Anchorage area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Anchorage area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.