Van Vleet, Mississippi

Census-designated place in Mississippi, United States

33°59′13″N 88°54′01″W / 33.98694°N 88.90028°W / 33.98694; -88.90028CountryUnited StatesStateMississippiCountyChickasawArea

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• Total0.77 sq mi (2.00 km²) • Land0.77 sq mi (2.00 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

377 ft (115 m)Population

(2020)

• Total95 • Density123.22/sq mi (47.57/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

38877

Area code662GNIS feature ID695068^[2]

Van Vleet is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States. Van Vleet is located at the junction of Mississippi Highway 32 and Mississippi Highway 385, 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Houston. Van Vleet has a post office with ZIP code 38877.^[3]

Van Vleet is located on the former Houston Branch of the Southern Railway.^[4]

A post office first began operation under the name Van Vleet in 1891.^[5]

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 95.^[6]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	95		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[7] 2020^[8]

2020 census

**Van Vleet CDP, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic composition**
*Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.*
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2020^[8]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	67	70.53%
Black or African American alone (NH)	9	9.47%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	4	4.21%
Asian alone (NH)	4	4.21%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	4	4.21%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7	7.37%
Total	95	100.00%

References

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Van Vleet, Mississippi
^ ZIP Code Lookup
^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 850.
^ "Chickasaw County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
^ "Van Vleet CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
^ ^a ^b "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Van Vleet CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.