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Welcome to Potts Camp ...

The town of Potts Camp is located in Marshall County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Potts Camp, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Potts Camp has a population of 467 people<2> (see below for details).

Potts Camp is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Potts Camp: 662 & 471<4>

The ZIP code for Potts Camp: 38659<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Potts Camp had an population of 467 people. This is a decrease of 10.71% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.47% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Potts Camp had a population of 523 people. This makes Potts Camp the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Potts Camp represents 0.02% of the total population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 206th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 523 people, the population of Potts Camp increased 5.87% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 494 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Potts Camp.

Communities near Potts Camp ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Potts Camp ...

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

Adding Potts Camp to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Potts Camp post office opened in 1875.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Potts Camp.

Footnotes ...

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