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Welcome to Scooba ...

The town of Scooba is located in Kemper County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Scooba, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Scooba has a population of 686 people<2> (see below for details).

Scooba is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The ZIP code for Scooba: 39358<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Scooba had an population of 686 people. This is a decrease of 6.28% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.54% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Scooba had a population of 732 people (which is 7.01% of the total population of Kemper County). This makes Scooba the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Scooba represents 0.02% of the total population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 178th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 732 people, the population of Scooba increased 15.82% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 632 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Scooba.

Communities near Scooba ...

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

  • De Kalb
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Shuqualak
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Gainesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Gainesville is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
  • Geiger
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Geiger is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Emelle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Emelle is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
  • Electric Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
  • Giles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Giles is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
  • Sucarnoochee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
  • Wahalak
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wahalak is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
  • Binnsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Binnsville is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Scooba ...

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

Adding Scooba to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Scooba 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 Scooba was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Scooba post office opened in 1858.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Scooba.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Kemper, 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 Scooba.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Scooba - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 town (such as Scooba). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Scooba 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.
<6>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/