Summary for Jackson

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Located in: Primarily Hinds County (see below). A portion of Jackson extends into Madison County.

Time Zone: Jackson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)

Telephone Area Codes: (601), (769)<1>

Elevation: 300 feet [91.44 m] above sea level<2>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Jackson)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<3>	160,658 (7.41% decrease since 2010)
2010:	173,514 (5.83% decrease since 2000)
2000:	184,256

Total Area:<4> 113.2 sq. miles [293.3 km²] - of which 1.94% is water (2.2 sq. miles [5.7 km²])

Housing Units:<5> 74,537

Websites for Jackson

Official Website: www.city.jackson.ms.us/

Junior League: jljackson.org/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<6>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Jackson:

Lat: 32.303800° (or 32°18'13" N)

Lon: -90.179400° (or -90°10'45" W)

USGS Topo Map: Jackson<7>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Jackson

GNIS ID: 2404779

FIPS State / Place Code: 28 / 36000

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Jackson)

About Hinds County

The city of Jackson is the County Seat for Hinds County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Hinds)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	231,919 (5.45% decrease since 2010)
2010	245,285 (2.2% decrease since 2000)
2000:	250,800

Total Area: 877 sq. miles [2,272.2 km²]

Housing Units: 103,421

Official Website: www.co.hinds.ms.us/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Hinds

GNIS ID: 695748

FIPS State / County Code: 28 / 049

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Jackson)

About Mississippi

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	2,978,227 (0.37% increase since 2010)
2010:	2,967,297 (4.31% increase since 2000)
2000:	2,844,658

Websites for State of Mississippi

Official Website: https://www.ms.gov/

Tourism: https://visitmississippi.org/

Parks: www.mdwfp.com/

Fishing: https://www.mdwfp.com/fishing-boating/

Hunting: https://www.mdwfp.com/wildlife-hunting/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Mississippi

GNIS ID: 1779790

FIPS State: 28

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Jackson)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Jackson: www.city.jackson.ms.us/

The official website for Hinds County: www.co.hinds.ms.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	Area code (769) is an overlay for area code (601).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jackson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Jackson. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<5>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<6>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Jackson, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<7>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Jackson.