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Welcome to McComb ...

The city of McComb is located in Pike County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McComb, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, McComb has a population of 12,996 people<2> (see below for details).

McComb is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for McComb: 601 & 769<4>

The ZIP code for McComb: 39648<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, McComb had an population of 12,996 people. This is an increase of 1.61% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.56% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, McComb had a population of 12,790 people (which is 31.63% of the total population of Pike County). This makes McComb the county's most populous community.

The population of McComb represents 0.43% of the total population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 33rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 12,790 people, the population of McComb decreased 4.1% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 13,337 people).

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

Communities Also Named McComb ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named McComb - they are located in Kansas and Ohio.

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

Communities near McComb ...

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

  • Magnolia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Osyka
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osyka have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osyka
    • Osyka is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osyka <6>
  • Bacots
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Holmesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • McElveen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Thompson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thompson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Thompson is located in Amite County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Thompson
    • From McComb to Thompson
  • Norfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
    • Norfield is located in Lincoln County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Norfield
    • From McComb to Norfield
  • Topisaw
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Chatawa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chatawa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
    • Chatawa is located in Pike County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Chatawa
    • From McComb to Chatawa
  • Glading
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glading. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
    • Glading is located in Amite County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Glading
    • From McComb to Glading

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around McComb. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for McComb.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McComb ...

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

Adding McComb to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McComb 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 for McComb was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found McComb on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McComb.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McComb. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pike County: www.co.pike.ms.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Pike, 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 McComb.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McComb - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the McComb area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the McComb 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 McComb). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether McComb 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<8>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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