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City and county seat in Mississippi, United States
1,883Population
1.4 sq miArea
102 ftElevation

Rolling Fork is a city in and the county seat of Sharkey County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the town was 1,883.

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ZIP code39159
Area code662
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Housing in Rolling Fork

$102K▼ 8.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Rolling Fork home is worth about $102,000, down 8.5% in a year, 48% below the Mississippi typical home.

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Health in Rolling Fork

D−

Health Grade D−

Healthier than 2% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

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3better than MS·22worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 7 are too close to call.

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Sharkey Issaquena Community HospitalRolling Fork · 0.5 mi · ER
Rolling Fork SatelliteRolling Fork · 0.4 mi · sliding-scale fees
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School Grade D

The public schools Rolling Fork’s kids attend trail 91% of Mississippi’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

DistrictSouth Delta School DistrictSchools3

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

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