Welcome to Osyka ...

The town of Osyka is located in Pike County<1>.

The location of Osyka has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Osyka, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Osyka has a population of 410 people<3> (see below for details).

Osyka is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Osyka: (601) and (769)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Osyka had an population of 410 people. This is a decrease of 6.82% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.76% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Osyka had a population of 440 people. This makes Osyka the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Osyka represents 0.01% of the population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 227th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 440 people, the population of Osyka decreased 8.52% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 481 people).

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

Communities near Osyka ...

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

• McComb
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McComb
  • McComb is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McComb <6>
• Amite City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amite City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amite City
  • Amite City is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amite City <6>
• Kentwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
  • Kentwood is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <6>
• Magnolia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Summit
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
  • Summit is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <6>
• Roseland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
  • Roseland is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseland <6>
• Tangipahoa
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tangipahoa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangipahoa
  • Tangipahoa is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tangipahoa <6>
• Greensburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <6>
• Mount Hermon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hermon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
  • Mount Hermon is located in Washington Parish (LA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hermon <6>
• Sunny Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
  • Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish (LA)

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 Osyka. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Osyka.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Osyka. 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 Osyka.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Osyka. See our Newspapers Page for Osyka.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Osyka ...

Looking for more information about Osyka? 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 Osyka, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Osyka.

Adding Osyka to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Osyka 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 Osyka was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Osyka post office opened in 1855.

We also found Osyka in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Osyka.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Osyka. 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/