De Kalb, Mississippi

De Kalb, Mississippi
Nickname: 
Dynamite City of the South
Location of De Kalb, Mississippi
De Kalb, Mississippi
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 32°46′11″N 88°39′1″W / 32.76972°N 88.65028°W / 32.76972; -88.65028
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyKemper
Government
 • MayorClark Adams
Area
 • Total
3.32 sq mi (8.61 km2)
 • Land3.32 sq mi (8.60 km2)
 • Water0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
466 ft (142 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
877
 • Density264.3/sq mi (102.03/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39328
Area code601
FIPS code28-18340
GNIS feature ID0669159

De Kalb is a town in and the county seat of Kemper County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, De Kalb had a population of 877. De Kalb is named after General Johann de Kalb, a Franconian-French military officer who served as a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.