Hickory Flat, Mississippi

About Hickory Flat

Hickory Flat, MS is a tiny community located in northern Mississippi with an estimated population of 492.

Hickory Flat holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.96 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 513 residents per square mile.

📰 Hickory Flat News Today

• Hickory Flat Girls Basketball Schedule MaxPreps · Aug 13
• Young Hickory Flat man killed in weekend wreck WTVA · Jun 2
• Hickory Flat woman, Ciara Hughes, arrested by charged by Holly Springs Police Department for statutory rape, HSPD say Substack · Jul 17
• Monthly Weather Forecast for Hickory Flat, Mississippi 38633 The Weather Channel · Dec 28
• Jerry Paul Cook Obituary Mar 4, 2026 Glenfield Funeral Home | New Albany, MS · Mar 5

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What Makes Hickory Flat Unique

• The only place in America named Hickory Flat — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northern Mississippi, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Mississippi — one of 427 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🏫 Schools in Hickory Flat

• HICKORY FLAT ATTENDANCE CENTER

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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