Sledge is a town in Quitman County, Mississippi, home to about 270 people across 0.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 38670.
Mostly Sledge; also Falcon and Darling
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| Nearest major airport | Frederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM)48 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Memphis, TN52 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX393 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Sledge; 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.
Sledge had 368 residents in the 2020 census, down 30% since 2000.
It’s the 329th largest of 420 towns in Mississippi by population.
Quitman County grew from 5,435 residents in 1900 to 6,176 in 2020.
Quitman County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 32°F. About 56.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 0 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lambert 1w, MS weather station (13 miles away).
573 jobs at 91 businesses in Quitman County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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Shares ZIP codes with Falcon and Darling.
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.