Meridian Station is a community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, home to about 661 people across 1.7 square miles. Its ZIP code is 39309.
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| Nearest major airport | Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM)128 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Key Field / Meridian Regional Airport (MEI)17 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA189 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX444 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Meridian Station; 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.
Meridian Station had 581 residents in the 2020 census, down 69% since 2000.
It’s the 240th 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 (3 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).
16 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Meridian Station.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 5 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 3 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 4 |
| Mental health providers | 3 |
| Optometrists | 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.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 1 mile 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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