DoddsvilleMS
A town of 85, established in 1889.
Is Doddsville a good place to live?
50% of residents live below the poverty line in Doddsville, against 21% in Mississippi’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. No town among the 100 in Mississippi we compare has a lower middle household income than Doddsville. Doddsville’s density of trails is 2.8 miles per square mile, where Mississippi’s towns sit at 0.2 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Doddsville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
85 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Doddsville: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Doddsville, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Doddsville.
The typical home in Doddsville is valued at about $105K
Values fell 5.8% in the year to September 2026. 93% of Doddsville households live in a home they own.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Doddsville faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by cold waves
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Doddsville after 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2026. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage locally than in 65% of U.S. communities. Paid flood insurance claims here since 1991: one.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A larger share of adults in Doddsville worry about having enough food than in the typical Mississippi or U.S. town
45% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Doddsville. Among 102 Mississippi towns, just one has a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Doddsville. Two figures for adults here: 53% have obesity, 23% have diabetes. Against the Mississippi average, Doddsville comes out ahead on 4 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 19.
| Doddsville | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 27% | 19% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 53% | 42% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 16% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 36% | 25% |
| What stands out | Doddsville | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 9.7% | 13.6% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.8% | 7.6% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 23.2% | 11.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center and 3 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Doddsville. Close and well known come first.
16 mi MuseumB.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center
19 mi National MonumentEmmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument4K visitors a year
37 mi MuseumDelta Blues Museum
14 mi MuseumGrammy Museum MississippiPhoto credits
B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center: Swampyank, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument: Calvin Beale, Public domain · Delta Blues Museum: VitaleBaby at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Grammy Museum Mississippi: BobCummings, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Doddsville
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Doddsville
About 1 of every 100 Doddsville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Mississippi.
About Doddsville
Town in Mississippi, United States
Doddsville is a town in Sunflower County, Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, Doddsville had a population of 69. It was established by Daniel Doddsman Sr. in 1889.
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- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 131 ft
- ZIP code
- 38736
- Area code
- 662
Questions about Doddsville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Doddsville, MS a good place to live?
Doddsville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What is Doddsville, MS known for?
Doddsville was established in 1889. 2 notable people were born here, including James Eastland and Fruteland Jackson.