Census Data for Wells

As far as we can tell, Wells has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Wells, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

• Flowood
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowood
  • Flowood is located in Rankin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flowood <2>
• Pearl
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Pearl is located in Rankin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl <2>
• Jackson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <2>
• Brandon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
  • Brandon is located in Rankin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <2>
• Richland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Richland is located in Rankin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <2>
• Ridgeland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
  • Ridgeland is located in Madison County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeland <2>
• Madison
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Madison County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <2>
• Florence
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Rankin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <2>
• Byram
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byram
  • Byram is located in Hinds County
  • The population in 2015 was estimated at 11,509 people. This represents a 0.17% increase since 2010.The 2010 Census gave a population of 11,489 people.
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byram <2>
• Clinton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <2>
• Pelahatchie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelahatchie
  • Pelahatchie is located in Rankin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelahatchie <2>
• Raymond
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Raymond is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <2>
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  • Terry
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
    • Terry is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terry <2>
  • Flora
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
    • Flora is located in Madison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <2>
  • Bolton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
    • Bolton is located in Hinds County

Rankin County ...

Wells is located in Rankin County<3>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Rankin County.

Miscellaneous Information for Wells ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Rankin County or the community of Wells:

• The GNIS Codes ...
  • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Wells:
  • GNIS ID for Wells: 679436
  • GNIS ID for Rankin County: 695781
  • GNIS ID for State of Mississippi: 1779790

• The FIPS Codes ...
  • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
  • State Code: 28 (Mississippi)
  • County Code: 121 (Rankin County)
  • Place Code: 78555 (Wells)
  • State & County Code: 28/121 (Mississippi / Rankin County)
  • State & Place Code: 28/78555 (Mississippi / Wells)

• Misc. Census Codes ...
  • Wells is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #6 (the East South-Central Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Wells.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wells. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Rankin County: www.rankincounty.org/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)

The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)