Lauderdale, Mississippi

Lauderdale, Mississippi
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 32°31′15″N 88°30′41″W / 32.52083°N 88.51139°W / 32.52083; -88.51139Coordinates: 32°31′15″N 88°30′41″W / 32.52083°N 88.51139°W / 32.52083; -88.51139
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Lauderdale
Area
• Total	2.86 sq mi (7.41 km2)
• Land	2.86 sq mi (7.41 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	215 ft (66 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	442
• Density	155/sq mi (59.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	39335
Area code(s)	601
FIPS code	28-39600
GNIS feature ID	2586601

Lauderdale is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It is situated along U.S. Highway 45, 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Meridian, the county seat.^[1] The population of Lauderdale was 442 at the 2010 census.^[2]

Geography[]

Lauderdale is located in northeastern Lauderdale County at

32°31′15″N 88°30′41″W / 32.52083°N 88.51139°W / 32.52083; -88.51139. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of 2.9 square miles (7.4 km²), all of it recorded as land.^[3] The community is in the valley of Possum Creek, just south of where it joins Ponta Creek, an east-flowing tributary of the Sucarnoochee River, part of the Tombigbee River watershed.

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