Water Valley

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Water Valley

Total population

3,376

Median home value

$135,500

23.1%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$42,684

Water Valley$43k

National$74k

Elevation89 m

Land area18.16 km²

Weather87°F · Sunny

Coordinates34.16°, -89.63°

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

Water Valley is a city in Yalobusha County, Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, Water Valley had a population of 3,380. It is the larger of two county seats in the rural county and at one time was the center of railroad shops. Water Valley is served by the Water Valley School District.

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 Water Valley, MS from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

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

Schools

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

Nearby places in Mississippi

• Pope
  18.4 mi away
• Courtland
  18.7 mi away · pop. 1,205
• Tillatoba
  19.5 mi away
• Toccopola
  24.2 mi away
• Randolph
  26.8 mi away
• Vardaman
  32.3 mi away
• Slate Springs
  32.5 mi away
• Waterford
  35.1 mi away
• New Houlka
  35.9 mi away
• Pontotoc
  36.1 mi away
• Senatobia
  36.8 mi away
• Potts Camp
  38.4 mi away

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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 Water Valley

Code of laws of Water Valley, Mississippi of 1906

Water Valley (Miss.) · 1907

Missouri Basin water rights

Mississippi Valley Association. · 1961

Simulation of ground-water flow in the Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer in eastern Arkansas

Gary L. Mahon · 1990

Water utilization in the Middle Mississippi Valley

Mitchell G. Zadrozny · 1956

Death Valley in '49

William Lewis Manly · 1894

Conjunctive-use optimization model of the Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer of northeastern Arkansas

John B. Czarnecki · 2003

A review of the Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District

Mississippi. Legislature. PEER Committee. · 2003

Ground-water levels in the Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer near pool 5 on the lower Arkansas River during and after a 1-foot increase in pool stage, August through December 1987

Maria Plafcan · 1988

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Round Prarie, Morehouse, Louisiana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-20 · 163 mi
• Wildfire Bunker Fire, Calhoun, Arkansas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-15 · 174 mi
• Wildfire Bunker Fire, Calhoun, Arkansas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 174 mi
• Wildfire Pine Tree Rd, Union, Arkansas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-20 · 178 mi
• Wildfire RAY COAKER, Washington, Alabama
  Wildfires · 2026-09-09 · 207 mi

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