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Welcome to Leland ...

The city of Leland is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Leland has a population of 3,762 people<2> (see below for details).

Leland is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Leland: 662 & 471<4>

The ZIP code for Leland: 38756<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Leland had an population of 3,762 people. This is a decrease of 16.05% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 31.62% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Leland had a population of 4,481 people (which is 8.77% of the total population of Washington County). This makes Leland the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Leland represents 0.15% of the population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 67th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,481 people, the population of Leland decreased 18.56% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,502 people).

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

Communities Also Named Leland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Leland - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (3), Louisiana, Michigan (3), Nebraska, North Carolina, Ontario, Oregon, South Carolina, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Leland ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leland ...

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

Adding Leland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Leland post office opened in 1885.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leland.

Footnotes ...

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