Crawford is a town in Lowndes County, Mississippi, home to about 255 people across 1.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 39743.
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| Nearest major airport | Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM)106 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR)9 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Memphis, TN147 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX470 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Crawford; 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.
Crawford had 415 residents in the 2020 census, down 37% since 2000.
It’s the 334th largest of 420 towns in Mississippi by population.
Lowndes County grew from 29,095 residents in 1900 to 58,879 in 2020.
Lowndes 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 33°F. About 57.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 0 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Macon 3n, MS weather station (12 miles away).
20,572 jobs at 1,440 businesses in Lowndes County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Crawford.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
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| Mental health providers | 1 |
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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