Map of Ripley city, Mississippi

Ripley is a city in Tippah County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 5,395 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Tippah County.

Colonel William Clark Falkner, great-grandfather of authors William Faulkner and John Faulkner, was a prominent resident of Ripley in the mid to late-19th century. W.C. Falkner’s exploits in and around Ripley served as the model for Faulkner’s character of Colonel John Sartoris.

Ripley is located in the Hills region of North Mississippi, an important region for the birth of American music. The area is known as the birthplace of the hill country blues.

Ripley city overview:
Name:	Ripley city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Mississippi
County:	Tippah County
Elevation:	499 ft (152 m)
Total Area:	11.46 sq mi (29.67 km²)
Land Area:	11.43 sq mi (29.60 km²)
Water Area:	0.03 sq mi (0.07 km²)
Total Population:	5,462
Population Density:	477.87/sq mi (184.51/km²)
ZIP code:	38663
Area code:	662
FIPS code:	2862600
GNISfeature ID:	0691645

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Geography

Ripley is located at 34°43′57″N 88°56′49″W / 34.73250°N 88.94694°W / 34.73250; -88.94694 (34.732363, -88.947055).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.5 square miles (30 km), of which 11.5 square miles (30 km) is land and 0.04-square-mile (0.10 km) (0.35%) is water.