Marion is a town in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, home to about 2,030 people across 3.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 39342, and parts of 39364 are in Marion too.
Mostly Marion; also Meridian
Part is in Marion, part in Toomsuba
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| Nearest major airport | Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM)134 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Key Field / Meridian Regional Airport (MEI)10 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA181 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX440 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Marion; 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.
Marion had 1,751 residents in the 2020 census, up 34% since 2000.
It’s the 129th largest of 420 towns in Mississippi by population.
Lauderdale County grew from 38,150 residents in 1900 to 72,984 in 2020.
Lauderdale 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 37°F. About 54.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Meridian Naas, MS weather station (9 miles away).
27,472 jobs at 1,754 businesses in Lauderdale County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
10 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Marion.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 3 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 5 |
| Pharmacies | 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.
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Toomsuba and Meridian.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.