Porterville General Store · National Register of Historic Places
Porterville’s story
136 years in pictures
The archive holds 2 maps from 1974 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1890Porterville is settled
PortervilleMS
A town in Mississippi.
Porterville General Store · Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 4.0
Land area
0 sq mi
Is Porterville a good place to live?
Porterville’s midsummer high is 92°F, close to Mississippi’s towns (91°F) and above U.S. towns (85°F). Porterville General Store is on the National Register of Historic Places. We don’t grade Porterville yet; the figures below are still real.
Getting set up
Moving to Porterville: who provides what
Porterville is unincorporated, so Kemper County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerMississippi Power15.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCity of Poplarville water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesKemper CountyKemper County provides services here
Register to voteIn personMississippi has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereKemper County RegistrarKemper County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2023
ZIP code3935239352 100%Census 2020
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 Porterville.
Climate
The climate in Porterville brings mild winters and hot summers
In Porterville, the January low is 35°F.
92°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter36–59°
Spring52–76°
Summer69–91°
Fall52–77°
Nov 12
typical first frost
Mar 14
typical last frost
+0.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
92°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy Porterville is
Only 10 of the 102 Mississippi towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Porterville. On the CDC’s 31 measures, Porterville is ahead of Mississippi on 1 and behind on 14. The share of adults in Porterville who have diabetes: 20%.
| Porterville | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 53% | 45% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 24% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 36% | 25% |
31 measures vs. Mississippi
1 better16 too close to call14 worse
| What stands out | Porterville | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11% | 13.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 29.5% | 18.5% |
Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital
13.8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Porterville: tornadoes
FEMA puts 25% of Porterville’s expected hazard losses down to tornadoes, and 20% to inland flooding. Compared with 50% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is higher. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Porterville after 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2011.
50risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
TornadoesInland floodingCold waves
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Porterville
14pages on Porterville
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Porterville
About Porterville
Census-designated place in Mississippi, United States
Porterville (also Maryville) is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Kemper County, Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, Porterville had a population of 34. It lies a slight distance away from U.S. Route 45 southeast of the city of De Kalb, the county seat of Kemper County. Its elevation is 200 feet (61 m). It has a post office with the ZIP code 39352. It is adjacent to Lake Porterville.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 200 ft
- ZIP code
- 39352
Questions about Porterville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Porterville, MS a good place to live?
We don’t grade Porterville yet; the figures below are still real. A town in Mississippi.
What is Porterville, MS known for?
Porterville was settled in 1890 and has 1 place on the National Register of Historic Places. 2 notable people were born here, including Devonta Pollard and Clay Hopper.