Town guide

Standing Pine, Mississippi

Standing Pine is a community in Leake County, Mississippi, home to about 479 people across 3.5 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 39051 and 39189.

Homes sold for a median of $85 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.

Population479137 per sq mi
Median home value$83,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$85Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking13%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Standing Pine

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Standing Pine

Distances

Nearest major airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM)165 miles away
Closer regional airportJackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN)44 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Memphis, TN169 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Houston, TX403 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Standing Pine; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Standing Pine

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Standing Pine had 517 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2000.

It’s the 269th largest of 420 towns in Mississippi by population.

Leake County grew from 17,360 residents in 1900 to 21,275 in 2020.

Standing Pine population by census2000: 509, 2010: 504, 2020: 517509200050420105172020

Leake County, 1900–2020

Leake County population, 1900 to 20201900: 17,360, 1910: 18,298, 1920: 16,973, 1930: 21,803, 1940: 24,570, 1950: 21,610, 1960: 18,660, 1970: 17,085, 1980: 18,790, 1990: 18,436, 2000: 20,940, 2010: 23,805, 2020: 21,27517K’00’1017K’20’3025K’40’5019K’60’7019K’80’9021K’00’1021K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 34°F. About 57.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 0 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Standing PineJan: high 57°F, low 34°F, 5.7 in; Feb: high 61°F, low 37°F, 5.3 in; Mar: high 69°F, low 44°F, 5.1 in; Apr: high 76°F, low 51°F, 6.3 in; May: high 83°F, low 59°F, 4.4 in; Jun: high 89°F, low 67°F, 3.9 in; Jul: high 92°F, low 71°F, 5.1 in; Aug: high 92°F, low 70°F, 4.7 in; Sep: high 88°F, low 64°F, 3.8 in; Oct: high 78°F, low 51°F, 3.9 in; Nov: high 67°F, low 41°F, 4.3 in; Dec: high 58°F, low 35°F, 5.3 in57°34°Jan5.761°37°Feb5.369°44°Mar5.176°51°Apr6.383°59°May4.489°67°Jun3.992°71°Jul5.192°70°Aug4.788°64°Sep3.878°51°Oct3.967°41°Nov4.358°35°Dec5.3Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Carthage, MS weather station (6 miles away).

Jobs in Leake County

5,160 jobs at 320 businesses in Leake County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Leake CountyManufacturing: 1,894 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 813 jobs; Retail trade: 759 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 484 jobs; Administrative and support: 397 jobs; Other services: 131 jobs; Finance and insurance: 113 jobs; Construction: 89 jobsManufacturing 37% Health care and social assistance 16% Retail trade 15% Hotels and restaurants 9% Administrative and support 8% Other services 3% Finance and insurance 2% Construction 2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

57 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Standing Pine’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Baptist Medical Center-LeakeCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Carthage7.3 miles
  • Neshoba County General HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Philadelphia20.7 miles
  • Choctaw Health CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · Philadelphia20.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors7
Specialist doctors4
Dentists6
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants26
Mental health providers3
Physical and occupational therapists5
Optometrists5
Chiropractors1
Pharmacies9

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.

Places in and around Standing Pine

Grocery stores

  • Piggly Wiggly5.0 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter5.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • CVS Pharmacy5.0 mi

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.

Schools in Standing Pine

Public schools here are run by Leake County School District, Red Water Elementary School, Standing Pine Elementary School. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (8)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Leake Central Elementary SchoolCarthagePre-K–5850Public5.3 mi
Leake County Elementary SchoolWalnut GrovePre-K–6317Public5.2 mi
Red Water Elementary SchoolCarthageK–8117Public7.7 mi
Standing Pine Elementary SchoolCarthageK–6119Public1.3 mi
Leake Central Junior High SchoolCarthage6–8383Public6.0 mi
Leake County High SchoolWalnut Grove7–12266Public6.6 mi
Leake Central High SchoolCarthage9–13592Public5.1 mi
Leake Co Career & Technical CenterCarthage9–12—Career and Technical5.2 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Carthage Christian AcademyCarthage1–1249Pentecostal5.7 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Carthage, Walnut Grove, Redwater and Sebastopol.

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