Abbeville is a town in Lafayette County, Mississippi, home to about 311 people across 3.5 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 38601.
Homes sold for a median of $147 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Abbeville. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Frederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM)50 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Tupelo Regional Airport (TUP)41 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Memphis, TN53 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX436 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Abbeville; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Abbeville had 372 residents in the 2020 census, down 12% since 2000.
It’s the 321st largest of 420 towns in Mississippi by population.
Lafayette County grew from 22,110 residents in 1900 to 55,813 in 2020.
Lafayette County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 31°F. About 60.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, University, MS weather station (8 miles away).
19,206 jobs at 1,435 businesses in Lafayette County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Abbeville.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
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