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Welcome to Paris ...

Paris is located in Lafayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Paris, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

Paris is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Paris: 662 & 471<3>

The ZIP code for Paris: 38949<4>

Communities Also Named Paris ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 37 communities that are also named Paris - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (3), Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin and Yukon.

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

Communities near Paris ...

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

  • Oxford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Oxford is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,635 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <5>
  • Water Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bruce
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bruce is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruce <5>
  • Coffeeville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Thaxton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Taylor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Toccopola
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Pittsboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pittsboro is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
  • Delay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Delay is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
  • Banner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paris ...

Looking for more information about Paris? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Paris, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Paris.

Adding Paris to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Paris 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 Paris was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Paris.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Lafayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Paris - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Paris area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Paris area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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 community (such as Paris). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Paris or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.