McComb, Mississippi

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McComb, Mississippi

McComb is a city in Pike County, Mississippi, about 80 miles south of Jackson, just off of Interstate 55. As of the 2020 census, 12,413 people lived there,[2] nearly the same as in the 1980 census (12,331). It is the principal city of the McComb, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. McComb was founded in 1872 after Henry Simpson McComb of the New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Railroad (which would become the Illinois Central Railroad and now a part of the Canadian National Railway), decided to move the railroad's maintenance shops away from New Orleans, Louisiana, to avoid the New Orleans' saloons.

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McComb, Mississippi
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 31°14′40.10″N 90°28′17.73″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyPike
Area
  Total11.84 sq mi (30.66 km2)
  Land11.78 sq mi (30.51 km2)
  Water0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2)
Elevation
423 ft (129 m)
Population
  Total12,413
  Density1,053.74/sq mi (406.85/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
39648-39649
Area code601/769
FIPS code28-43280
GNIS feature ID0673307
Websitewww.mccomb-ms.gov
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Singer Britney Spears was born in McComb.

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