Shubuta, Mississippi

Shubuta, Mississippi
Location of Shubuta, Mississippi
Shubuta, Mississippi
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 31°51′39″N 88°42′2″W / 31.86083°N 88.70056°W / 31.86083; -88.70056
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyClarke
Area
 • Total
2.41 sq mi (6.25 km2)
 • Land2.41 sq mi (6.25 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
203 ft (62 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
406
 • Density168.3/sq mi (64.97/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39360
Area code601
FIPS code28-67520
GNIS feature ID0677756

Shubuta is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States, which is located on the eastern border of the state. As of the 2020 census, Shubuta had a population of 406. Developed around an early 19th-century trading post on the Chickasawhay River, it was built near a Choctaw town. Shubuta is a Choctaw word meaning "smokey water".