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Welcome to Tippo ...

Tippo is located in Tallahatchie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tippo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.

Tippo is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Tippo: 662 & 471<3>

The ZIP code for Tippo: 38962<4>

Communities near Tippo ...

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

  • Tutwiler
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Charleston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Crowder
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Crowder is located in Quitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
  • Oakland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Webb
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
  • Sumner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Sumner is located in Tallahatchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
  • Glendora
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Tillatoba
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Tillatoba is located in Yalobusha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillatoba
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 91 people
  • Leverett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Leverett is located in Tallahatchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
  • Paynes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Paynes is located in Tallahatchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tippo ...

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

Adding Tippo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tippo post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tippo.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Tallahatchie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tippo - 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Tippo area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Tippo area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 community (such as Tippo). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Tippo 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/