Welcome to Philadelphia ...
The city of Philadelphia is located in Neshoba County<1> and is the County Seat for Neshoba County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Philadelphia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1837.
When the people of Philadelphia refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Philadelphian<2>
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Philadelphia has a population of 7,070 people<3> (see below for details).
Philadelphia is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Philadelphia lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Philadelphia: 601 & 769<5>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Philadelphia had an population of 7,070 people. This is a decrease of 5.44% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.19% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Philadelphia had a population of 7,477 people (or 25.18% of the total population of Neshoba County). This makes Philadelphia the county's most populous community.
The population of Philadelphia represents 0.25% of the population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 49th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 7,477 people, the population of Philadelphia increased 2.38% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 7,303 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Philadelphia.
Communities Also Named Philadelphia ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Philadelphia - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (2), Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (4) and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Philadelphia.
Communities near Philadelphia ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Philadelphia.
- Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,876 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Union
- From Philadelphia to Union
- Noxapater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noxapater have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxapater
- Noxapater is located in Winston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noxapater <6>
- Sebastopol
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebastopol have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
- Sebastopol is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebastopol <6>
- Ocobla
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ocobla. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ocobla
- From Philadelphia to Ocobla
- Tucker
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tucker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tucker
- From Philadelphia to Tucker
- Pearl River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl River have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
- Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
- Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Hope is located in Neshoba County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hope
- From Philadelphia to Hope
- Dixon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dixon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Dixon is located in Neshoba County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dixon
- From Philadelphia to Dixon
- Neshoba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
- Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Neshoba
- From Philadelphia to Neshoba
- Bogue Chitto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogue Chitto have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
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 Philadelphia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Philadelphia.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Philadelphia. 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 Philadelphia.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Philadelphia. See our Newspapers Page for Philadelphia.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Philadelphia ...
Looking for more information about Philadelphia? 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 Philadelphia, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Philadelphia.
Adding Philadelphia to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>
X2X - From that list, the Philadelphia post office opened in 1837.
We also found Philadelphia in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Philadelphia.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Philadelphia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 Neshoba, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Philadelphia refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a city's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Philadelphia may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Philadelphia. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Philadelphia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | 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 Philadelphia area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Philadelphia area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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. |
| <9> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |