Guntown, officially the City of Guntown, is a city in Lee County, Mississippi, United States. It is located in the northern part of the Tupelo micropolitan area. The population was 2,410 at the 2020 Census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

How Guntown ranks

All →

#5Highest income in MS #12Fastest growing in MS #6Safest in MS All MS rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code38849

Area code662

Living in Guntown

Housing in Guntown

$215K▲ 6.1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Guntown home is worth about $215,000, up 6.1% in a year, 9% above the Mississippi typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market26

Sold in May6

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →

Safety in Guntown

B⁺

Safety Grade B+

Guntown reports less crime per resident than 71% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

Guntown 0

Mississippi 2.2

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Guntown 10

Mississippi 13.1

U.S. 15.5

FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeCrime & safety →

Schools in Guntown

All Guntown schools →

School Grade B

The public schools Guntown’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 64% of Mississippi’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

#33Best public schoolsof 92 in MS

DistrictLee CountySchools1

Guntown Middle School BMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 674 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MS. Ratings are from neighbors.

Famous people from GuntownWriters, athletes, leaders and more who were born in Guntown.Meet them →