Ripley

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Ripley

Total population

5,377

Median home value

$117,200

21.7%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$55,444

Ripley$55k

National$74k

Elevation152 m

Land area29.4 km²

Weather97°F · Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates34.73°, -88.94°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Ripley is a city in Tippah County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, Ripley had a population of 5,462. It is the county seat of Tippah County.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Ripley, MS from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in Mississippi

• Walnut
  15 mi away
• Ashland
  15 mi away · pop. 657
• Potts Camp
  21.4 mi away
• Wheeler
  21.9 mi away
• Rienzi
  23.3 mi away
• Saltillo
  28.1 mi away
• Waterford
  29.8 mi away
• Farmington
  31.1 mi away · pop. 2,312
• New Site
  32.4 mi away · pop. 120
• Pontotoc
  33.5 mi away
• Tupelo
  34.1 mi away · pop. 37,923
• Toccopola
  36.6 mi away

Browse all places in Mississippi →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Ripley

Main-travelled roads

Hamlin Garland · 1891

La demoiselle du Mississippi

Alexandra Ripley · 1995

New echinoids from the Ripley group of Mississippi

Arthur Ware Slocom · 1909

Mississippi belle,

Clements Ripley · 1942

Mississippi belle

Clements Ripley · 1942

The Ripley Railroad

Herbert C. Murdaugh · 1968

Neogastropoda, Opisthobranchia and Basommatophora From the Ripley, Owl Creek, and Prairie Bluff Formations

United States Geological Survey · 1962

Archeogastropoda, Mesogastropoda and Stratigraphy of the Ripley Owl Creek, and Prairie Bluff Formations

United States Geological Survey · 1962

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Round Prarie, Morehouse, Louisiana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-20 · 218 mi
• Wildfire Bunker Fire, Calhoun, Arkansas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-15 · 223 mi
• Wildfire Bunker Fire, Calhoun, Arkansas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 223 mi
• Wildfire Pine Tree Rd, Union, Arkansas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-20 · 230 mi
• Wildfire RAY COAKER, Washington, Alabama
  Wildfires · 2026-09-09 · 235 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

Seen 2026-08-28

Amorpha Borer

Megacyllene decora

Seen 2026-08-25

ivy-leaved morning-glory

Ipomoea hederacea

Seen 2026-08-16

Blue Dasher

Pachydiplax longipennis

Seen 2026-08-11

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

Seen 2026-08-07

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

Seen 2026-08-06

Red-headed Woodpecker

Melanerpes erythrocephalus

Seen 2026-08-06

Tufted Titmouse

Baeolophus bicolor

Seen 2026-08-05

Mississippi Kite

Ictinia mississippiensis

Seen 2026-08-04

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).