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Welcome to Winona ...

The city of Winona is located in Montgomery County<1> and is the County Seat for Montgomery County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Winona, you might consider that their post office opened in 1860.

When the people of Winona refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Winonan<2>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Winona has a population of 3,947 people<3> (see below for details).

Winona is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area Codes for Winona: 662 & 471<5>

The ZIP code for Winona: 38967<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Winona had an population of 3,947 people. This is a decrease of 21.73% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 28% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Winona had a population of 5,043 people (which is 46.27% of the total population of Montgomery County). This makes Winona the county's most populous community.

The population of Winona represents 0.17% of the population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 63rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,043 people, the population of Winona decreased 8.01% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,482 people).

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

Communities Also Named Winona ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Winona - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon (2), South Carolina (2), Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Winona ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Winona. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Winona.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Winona ...

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

Adding Winona to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Winona 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 Winona was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Winona post office opened in 1860.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Winona.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Winona refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a city's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Winona may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Winona.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Winona - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>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 Winona area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Winona area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<6>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 city (such as Winona). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Winona or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>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/