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Located in: Union County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Rocky Frd.

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

Telephone Area Codes: 662 & 471<1>

Elevation: 290 feet [88.39 m] above sea level<2>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

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

Lat: 34.469800° (or 34°28'11" N)

Lon: -89.239000° (or -89°14'20" W)

USGS Topo Map: Etta<4>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Rocky Ford

GNIS ID: 704718

FIPS State / Place Code: None

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

About Union County

The community of New Albany is the County Seat for {Union County}.

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

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<5>	28,815 (6.13% increase since 2010)
2010	27,151 (7.05% increase since 2000)
2000:	25,362

Total Area:<6> 416.9 sq. miles [1,079.8 km²]

Housing Units: <7> 11,520

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Union

GNIS ID: 695793

FIPS State / County Code: 28 / 145

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

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 Rocky Ford)

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 Rocky Ford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Rocky Ford area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rocky Ford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Rocky Ford, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Rocky Ford.
<5>	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.
<6>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Rocky Ford. 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.
<7>	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).