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Welcome to Drew ...

The city of Drew is located in Sunflower County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Drew, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Drew has a population of 1,613 people<2> (see below for details).

Drew is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Drew: 662 & 471<4>

The ZIP code for Drew: 38737<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Drew had an population of 1,613 people. This is a decrease of 16.29% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 33.73% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Drew had a population of 1,927 people (which is 6.65% of the total population of Sunflower County). This makes Drew the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Drew represents 0.06% of the total population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 111st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,927 people, the population of Drew decreased 20.83% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,434 people).

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

Communities Also Named Drew ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Drew - they are located in California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine, Michigan (2), Missouri (2), North Carolina, Ontario and Oregon.

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

Communities near Drew ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Drew ...

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

Adding Drew to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Drew post office opened in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Drew.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Sunflower, 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 Drew.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Drew - 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 Drew area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Drew 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 Drew). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Drew 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/