Lake is a town in Scott County, Mississippi, home to about 522 people across 5.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 39092 and 39336.
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| Nearest major airport | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)171 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Key Field / Meridian Regional Airport (MEI)33 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA161 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX399 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lake; 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.
Lake had 475 residents in the 2020 census, up 16% since 2000.
It’s the 262nd largest of 420 towns in Mississippi by population.
Scott County grew from 14,316 residents in 1900 to 27,990 in 2020.
Scott County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 33°F. About 58.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 0 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Newton Exp Stn, MS weather station (14 miles away).
11,161 jobs at 458 businesses in Scott 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 Lake’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 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.
Public schools here are run by Scott County School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
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| Lake Elementary SchoolLake | Pre-K–4 | 333 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Lake Middle SchoolLake | 5–8 | 237 | Public | 5.9 mi |
| Lake High SchoolLake | 9–12 | 231 | Public | 1.0 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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