Greenwood, Mississippi
Greenwood is a city in and the county seat of Leflore County, Mississippi, United States, located at the eastern edge of the Mississippi Delta region, approximately 96 miles north of the state capital, Jackson, and 130 miles south of the riverport of Memphis, Tennessee. It was a center of cotton planter culture in the 19th century.
Greenwood, Mississippi | |
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Location of Greenwood, Mississippi | |
Greenwood, Mississippi Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 33°31′7″N 90°11′2″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Leflore |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Carolyn McAdams (I) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.69 sq mi (302.87 km2) |
| • Land | 12.34 sq mi (301.95 km2) |
| • Water | 0.36 sq mi (0.92 km2) |
| Elevation | 131 ft (40 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 14,490 |
| • Density | 1,174.71/sq mi (453.56/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 38930, 38935 |
| Area code | 662 |
| FIPS code | 28-29340 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0670714 |
| Website | www |
The population was 15,205 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Greenwood Micropolitan Statistical Area. Greenwood developed at the confluence of the Tallahatchie and the Yalobusha rivers, which form the Yazoo River.
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