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Welcome to Anguilla ...

The town of Anguilla is located in Sharkey County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Anguilla, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Anguilla has a population of 617 people<2> (see below for details).

Anguilla is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Anguilla: 662 & 471<4>

The ZIP code for Anguilla: 38721<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Anguilla had an population of 617 people. This is a decrease of 15.01% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 31.97% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Anguilla had a population of 726 people (which is 14.86% of the total population of Sharkey County). This makes Anguilla the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Anguilla represents 0.02% of the population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 182nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 726 people, the population of Anguilla decreased 19.96% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 907 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Anguilla.

Communities Also Named Anguilla ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Anguilla - it's located in Georgia.

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

Communities near Anguilla ...

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

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 Anguilla. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Anguilla.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Anguilla. 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 Anguilla.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Anguilla ...

Looking for more information about Anguilla? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Anguilla, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Anguilla.

Adding Anguilla to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Anguilla in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Anguilla was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Anguilla post office opened in 1884.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Anguilla.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Sharkey, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Anguilla.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Anguilla - 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 Anguilla area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Anguilla area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Anguilla). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Anguilla or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/