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MayersvilleMS

A town of 196.

Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0
Population
196
−20.8% since 2010
Median home value
$105K
Census ACS
Household income
$15K
median
Median age
43.5
years
Jobs based here
67
Balanced
Small town

196 people, and everyone knows the way

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The data

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Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 74% of U.S. communities.

74risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
74High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtTornadoes
8
paid flood claims since 1983
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Mild winters, hot summers

Mayersville has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 36°, and snow is almost unheard of.

92°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter38–57°
Spring54–76°
Summer71–91°
Fall54–77°
Nov 20
typical first frost
Mar 5
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
92°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute

About one in eight working residents works right in Mayersville

Most working residents leave Mayersville for work: only 12% work in town. The top destinations are Rolling Fork (11%), Jackson (9%) and Pearl (5%). Half commute less than 58 miles.

12%work in town

Where working residents work

In Mayersville12%
Rolling Fork11%
Jackson9%
Pearl5%
Vicksburg5%
58 mi
median commute distance
67
jobs based in Mayersville
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

How healthy Mayersville is

Mayersville beats the Mississippi average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 18.

32 measures vs. Mississippi
4 better10 too close to call18 worse
What stands outMayersvilleMS
Fewer adults who have had cancer3.7%7.6%
Fewer adults with depression14.9%19.5%
More uninsured adults26.6%11.5%
East Carroll Parish Hospital
9.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of Mayersville is conserved land

2.0 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 703 acres
2.0 mi
of trails · 1.8 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
The village blacksmith, Mayersville, Issaquena County, Mississippi circa
1936 · The village blacksmith, Mayersville, Issaquena County, Mississippi circa · Wikimedia Commons
Mayersville’s story

Mayersville in pictures

3 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

Mayersville Mississippi mapped by USGS in 1970Hay bales near
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Famous people from Mayersville

3 notable people were born in Mayersville.

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About Mayersville

Town in Mississippi, United States

Mayersville is a town on the east bank of the Mississippi River, and the county seat for Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States. It is located in the Mississippi Delta region, known for cotton cultivation in the antebellum era. Once the trading center for the county, the town was superseded when railroads were built into the area. As of the 2020 census, Mayersville had a population of 433.

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

Population
433
Area
1.1 sq mi
Elevation
105 ft
ZIP code
39113
Area code
662

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