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Welcome to Belzoni ...

The city of Belzoni is located in Humphreys County<1> and is the County Seat for Humphreys County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Belzoni, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Belzoni has a population of 1,949 people<2> (see below for details).

Belzoni is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Belzoni: 662 & 471<4>

The ZIP code for Belzoni: 39038<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Belzoni had an population of 1,949 people. This is a decrease of 12.8% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 26.81% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Belzoni had a population of 2,235 people (which is 23.94% of the total population of Humphreys County). This makes Belzoni the county's most populous community.

The population of Belzoni represents 0.08% of the total population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 94th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,235 people, the population of Belzoni decreased 16.07% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,663 people).

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

Communities Also Named Belzoni ...

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

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

Communities near Belzoni ...

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

  • Moorhead
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Tchula
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Inverness
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Isola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cruger
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cruger is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
  • Silver City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Silver City is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Morgan City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Morgan City is located in Leflore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
  • Louise
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Louise is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
  • Eden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Eden is located in Yazoo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Jaketown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belzoni ...

Looking for more information about Belzoni? 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 Belzoni, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Belzoni.

Adding Belzoni to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Belzoni 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 Belzoni was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Belzoni post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belzoni.

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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Belzoni.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Belzoni - 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 Belzoni area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Belzoni 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 city (such as Belzoni). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Belzoni or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>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/