Toccopola, Mississippi
Toccopola, Mississippi | |
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Location of Toccopola, Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 34°15′21″N 89°13′16″W / 34.25583°N 89.22111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Pontotoc |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.65 sq mi (22.40 km2) |
| • Land | 8.45 sq mi (21.89 km2) |
| • Water | 0.20 sq mi (0.51 km2) |
| Elevation | 446 ft (136 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 286 |
| • Density | 33.9/sq mi (13.07/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Postal code | 38874 |
| Area code | 662 |
| FIPS code | 28-73760 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2406740 |
Toccopola is a town in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, Toccopola had a population of 286.
The town took its name from an old Indian village which once stood in the area; its name in turn is derived from the Chickasaw language purported to mean "dismal prairie".