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Welcome to Sunset ...

Sunset is located in Covington County<1>.

Sunset is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Sunset: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Sunset ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Sunset: This one is located in Covington County and the other is located in Oktibbeha County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 51 communities that are also named Sunset - they are located in Alabama, Arizona (2), Arkansas (2), British Columbia, California (3), Colorado (2), Florida (2), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Missouri, Montana (2), Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, Tennessee (3), Texas (4), Utah, Washington (3), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Sunset ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.covingtonchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Sunset, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Sunset ...

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

  • Magee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Magee is located in Simpson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,094 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magee <4>
  • Collins
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sumrall
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Taylorsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Prentiss
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Prentiss is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prentiss <4>
  • Mount Olive
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Mount Olive is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
  • Mize
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Seminary
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bassfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Arbo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Arbo is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sunset ...

Looking for more information about Sunset? 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 Sunset, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sunset.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Covington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sunset - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Sunset area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Sunset area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.