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Summary for Oxford

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Located in: Lafayette County (see below)

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

Telephone Area Codes: 662 & 471<1>

ZIP Codes: 38655, 38677<2>

Elevation: 470 feet [143.26 m] above sea level<3>

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

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<4>	28,271 (49.46% increase since 2010)
2010:	18,916 (60.9% increase since 2000)
2000:	11,756

Total Area:<5> 15.86 sq. miles [41.1 km²]

Housing Units:<6> 11,085

Websites for Oxford

Official Website: www.oxfordms.net/

Chamber of Commerce: www.oxfordms.com/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<7>

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

Lat: 34.366800° (or 34°22'0" N)

Lon: -89.518600° (or -89°31'6" W)

USGS Topo Map: Oxford South<8>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Oxford

GNIS ID: 2404454

FIPS State / Place Code: 28 / 54840

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

About Lafayette County

The city of Oxford is the County Seat for {Lafayette County}.

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

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	54,019 (13.56% increase since 2010)
2010	47,568 (22.78% increase since 2000)
2000:	38,744

Total Area: 679 sq. miles [1,759.1 km²] - of which 6.99% is water (47.5 sq. miles [123 km²])

Housing Units: 22,729

Official Website: https://lafayettems.com/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Lafayette

GNIS ID: 695759

FIPS State / County Code: 28 / 071

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

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: https://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 Oxford)

Footnotes ...

<1>	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 Oxford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Oxford area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<2>	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 Oxford). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Oxford or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oxford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 Oxford. 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).
<7>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Oxford, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<8>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Oxford.