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Welcome to Duck Hill ...

The town of Duck Hill is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Duck Hill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1853.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Duck Hill has a population of 1,648 people<2> (see below for details).

Duck Hill is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Duck Hill: 662 & 471<4>

The ZIP code for Duck Hill: 38925<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Duck Hill had an population of 1,648 people. This is an increase of 125.14% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 120.91% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Duck Hill had a population of 732 people (which is 6.72% of the total population of Montgomery County). This makes Duck Hill the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Duck Hill represents 0.02% of the population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 179th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 732 people, the population of Duck Hill decreased 1.88% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 746 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Duck Hill.

Communities near Duck Hill ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Duck Hill ...

Looking for more information about Duck Hill? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Duck Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Duck Hill.

Adding Duck Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Duck Hill post office opened in 1853.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Duck Hill.

Footnotes ...

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