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Welcome to De Kalb ...

The town of De Kalb is located in Kemper County<1> and is the County Seat for Kemper County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of De Kalb, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1834.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, De Kalb has a population of 1,007 people<2> (see below for details).

De Kalb is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for De Kalb: 601 & 769<4>

The ZIP code for De Kalb: 39328<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, De Kalb had an population of 1,007 people. This is a decrease of 13.49% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.6% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, De Kalb had a population of 1,164 people (which is 11.14% of the total population of Kemper County). This makes De Kalb the county's most populous community.

The population of De Kalb represents 0.04% of the total population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 145th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,164 people, the population of De Kalb increased 19.75% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 972 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for De Kalb.

Communities Also Named De Kalb ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named De Kalb - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near De Kalb ...

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

  • Scooba
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scooba have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scooba
    • Scooba is located in Kemper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scooba <7>
  • Shuqualak
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shuqualak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
    • Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Shuqualak
    • From De Kalb to Shuqualak
  • Emelle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Electric Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Sucarnoochee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Lynville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Porterville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wahalak
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wahalak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
    • Wahalak is located in Kemper County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wahalak
    • From De Kalb to Wahalak
  • Daleville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Narkeeta ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narkeeta have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
    • Narkeeta is located in Kemper County

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around De Kalb. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for De Kalb.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for De Kalb ...

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

Adding De Kalb to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of De Kalb 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 De Kalb was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>

X2X - From that list, the De Kalb post office opened in 1834.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for De Kalb.

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

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 Kemper, 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 De Kalb.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around De Kalb - 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 De Kalb area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the De Kalb 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 De Kalb). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether De Kalb or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<9>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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