Welcome to McComb ...

The city of McComb is located in Pike County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McComb, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, McComb has a population of 12,996 people<2> (see below for details).

McComb is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: McComb lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for McComb: (601) and (769)<4>

The ZIP code for McComb: 39648<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, McComb had an population of 12,996 people. This is an increase of 1.61% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.56% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, McComb had a population of 12,790 people (which is 31.66% of the total population of Pike County). This makes McComb the county's most populous community.

The population of McComb represents 0.43% of the total population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 33rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 12,790 people, the population of McComb decreased 4.1% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 13,337 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for McComb.

Communities Also Named McComb ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named McComb - they are located in Kansas and Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for McComb.

Communities near McComb ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near McComb.

• Magnolia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Magnolia is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <6>
• Osyka
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osyka have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osyka
  • Osyka is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osyka <6>
• Bacots
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
  • Bacots is located in Pike County
• Holmesville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
  • Holmesville is located in Pike County
• McElveen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
  • McElveen is located in Amite County
• Thompson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
  • Thompson is located in Amite County
• Norfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norfield have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
  • Norfield is located in Lincoln County
• Topisaw
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
  • Topisaw is located in Pike County
• Chatawa
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatawa have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
  • Chatawa is located in Pike County
• Glading
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glading have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
  • Glading is located in Amite County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around McComb. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McComb.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of McComb. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around McComb.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around McComb. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for McComb.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McComb ...

Looking for more information about McComb? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for McComb, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for McComb.

Adding McComb to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McComb in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for McComb was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found McComb on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McComb.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McComb. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pike County: www.co.pike.ms.us/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/