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Welcome to Brandon ...

The city of Brandon is located in Rankin County<1> and is the County Seat for Rankin County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brandon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1829.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Brandon has a population of 24,273 people<2> (see below for details).

Brandon is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Brandon: 601 & 769<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Brandon had an population of 24,273 people. This is an increase of 11.83% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 47.68% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Brandon had a population of 21,705 people (or 15.23% of the total population of Rankin County). This makes Brandon the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Brandon represents 0.73% of the total population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 19th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 21,705 people, the population of Brandon increased 32.06% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 16,436 people).

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

Communities Also Named Brandon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Brandon - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Brandon ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rankinchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Brandon, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Brandon ...

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

  • Jackson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Madison
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ridgeland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Byram
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Flowood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowood
    • Flowood is located in Rankin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,556 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flowood <5>
  • Richland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Florence
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Florence is located in Rankin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,531 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <5>
  • Pelahatchie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Polkville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polkville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
    • Polkville is located in Smith County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
  • Puckett
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puckett have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
    • Puckett is located in Rankin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brandon. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Brandon.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brandon ...

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

Adding Brandon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brandon 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 for Brandon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Brandon post office opened in 1829.

We also found Brandon in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brandon.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brandon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Rankin County: www.rankincounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Rankin, 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 Brandon.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brandon - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Brandon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Brandon 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.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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