Map of Silver City town, Mississippi

Silver City is a town in Humphreys County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 217 at the 2021 census, a massive decline from the 2000 census.

Silver City town overview:
Name:	Silver City town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Mississippi
County:	Humphreys County
Elevation:	108 ft (33 m)
Total Area:	0.63 sq mi (1.62 km²)
Land Area:	0.60 sq mi (1.56 km²)
Water Area:	0.02 sq mi (0.06 km²)
Total Population:	217
Population Density:	369.21/sq mi (142.59/km²)
ZIP code:	39166
Area code:	662
FIPS code:	2867920

Online Interactive Map

Silver City online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

The town was first named “Palmetto Home”, after a nearby plantation.

2023 tornado

On March 24, 2023, a large and extremely destructive wedge tornado directly hit Silver City. Several buildings were destroyed, and numerous people were injured. The same destructive tornado previously hit the towns of Rolling Fork and Midnight. The tornado was rated high-end EF4.

Silver City Road Map

Silver City Satellite Map

Geography

Silver City is located in central Humphreys County at 33°5′43″N 90°29′45″W / 33.09528°N 90.49583°W / 33.09528; -90.49583 (33.095335, -90.495814), in the Mississippi Delta region. It is bordered to the east by the Yazoo River. U.S. Route 49W passes through the town, leading north 7 miles (11 km) to Belzoni, the county seat, and south 20 miles (32 km) to Yazoo City. Mississippi Highway 149, an old alignment of US 49W, leads southwest from Silver City 10 miles (16 km) to Louise.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Silver City has a total area of 0.62 square miles (1.6 km), of which 0.02 square miles (0.06 km), or 3.56%, are water.