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Welcome to Harperville ...

Harperville is located in Scott County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harperville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.

Harperville is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Harperville: 601 & 769<3>

The ZIP code for Harperville: 39080<4>

Communities Also Named Harperville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Harperville: This one is located in Scott County and the other is located in Copiah County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 3 communities that are also named Harperville - they are located in California and Manitoba.

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

Communities near Harperville ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harperville ...

Looking for more information about Harperville? 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 Harperville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Harperville.

Adding Harperville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Harperville post office opened in 1871.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harperville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Scott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harperville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Harperville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Harperville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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 community (such as Harperville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Harperville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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/