Mount Olive, Mississippi

About Mount Olive

Set in the southern part of Mississippi, Mount Olive is a tiny community with an estimated population of 883.

Mount Olive holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 3.1 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 285 residents per square mile.

📰 Mount Olive News Today

• Deputy shot in Mount Olive, Blue Alert issued for suspects WJTV · Jun 8
• Mount Olive Football Schedule MaxPreps · Aug 10
• 19-year-old subject still wanted in connection with officer-involved shooting in Mount Olive, MS, 1 man cleared as subject WXXV News 25 · Jun 8
• Weather and Radar Map for Mount Olive, Mississippi 39119 - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jun 15
• One suspect cleared; 19-year-old remains wanted after Mount Olive shooting tippahnews.com · Jun 8

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Mount Olive Unique

• One of 7 places in the US named Mount Olive — but the Mississippi one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southern 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

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

🏫 Schools in Mount Olive

• MOUNT OLIVE ATTENDANCE CENTER

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

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🗺️ Map of Mount Olive

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