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Welcome to Villa del Rey ...

Villa del Rey is located in Lamar County<1>.

Villa del Rey is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Villa del Rey: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Villa del Rey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Villa del Rey - it's located in Louisiana.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Villa del Rey.

Communities near Villa del Rey ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Villa del Rey.

  • Hattiesburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Petal
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Petal is located in Forrest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,692 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petal <4>
  • Purvis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Sumrall
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Seminary
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Lux
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Lux is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
  • Goodluck
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Goodluck is located in Forrest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
  • McLaurin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • McLaurin is located in Forrest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
  • Sanford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Sanford is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
  • Melba
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Villa del Rey ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Lamar, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Villa del Rey - 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 Villa del Rey area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Villa del Rey 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.