Summary for Jonestown

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Located in: Alcorn County (see below)

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

Telephone Area Code: (662)

Elevation: 520 feet [158.5 m] above sea level<1>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<2>

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

Lat: 34.870900° (or 34°52'15" N)

Lon: -88.666700° (or -88°40'0" W)

USGS Topo Map: Kossuth South<3>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Jonestown

GNIS ID: 672012

FIPS State / Place Code: 28 / 36795

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

The community of Corinth is the County Seat for Alcorn County.

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

Population

Total Area:<5> 401.4 sq. miles [1,039.5 km²]

Housing Units: <6> 17,077

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Alcorn

GNIS ID: 711755

FIPS State / County Code: 28 / 003

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

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of Mississippi

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Mississippi

GNIS ID: 1779790

FIPS State: 28

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

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<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jonestown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Jonestown, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<3>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Jonestown.
<4>	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.
<5>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Jonestown. 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.
<6>	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).