Standing PineMS
With 479 residents, it is a town in Mississippi.
Is Standing Pine a good place to live?
28% of residents live below the poverty line in Standing Pine, where Mississippi’s towns sit at 21% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Among 100 Mississippi towns, just 4 have a higher share of households owning their home than Standing Pine. Standing Pine has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
479 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Standing Pine: who provides what
Standing Pine is unincorporated, so Leake County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Standing Pine.
The schools Standing Pine’s kids attend
Its one school is below. Public schools: Standing Pine Elementary School. Enrollment at the town’s public school: 119 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standing Pine Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 119 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
About two in five of Standing Pine’s working residents commute to Pearl River
The top destinations are Pearl River (44%), Carthage (8%) and Forest (6%). Half commute less than 16 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Standing Pine has mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons reach 91°, January nights drop to 34° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More of Standing Pine’s adults smoke cigarettes than in the typical Mississippi or U.S. town
Among 102 Mississippi towns, just 4 have a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Standing Pine. For adults locally, the share who sleep under 7 hours is 42%. Also worth knowing: this Mississippi town does better than the Mississippi average on 6 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 15. In Standing Pine, nearly a quarter of adults report frequent mental distress, and 35% worry about having enough food.
| Standing Pine | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 18% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 18% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 24% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 33% |
| What stands out | Standing Pine | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.9% | 7.6% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.9% | 7.5% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 20.4% | 11.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Standing Pine: inland flooding
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 51% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Standing Pine, 32% come from inland flooding and 21% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Standing Pine
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Standing Pine; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Standing Pine residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Mississippi.
100% of working residents leave Standing Pine for work
Where Standing Pine’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Standing Pine
Census-designated place in Mississippi, United States
Standing Pine is a census-designated place (CDP) in Leake County, Mississippi, United States. It is one of the eight communities of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Reservation, and the population is 94% Choctaw. The total population of the CDP was 517 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 3.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 443 ft
- Area code
- 601
Questions about Standing Pine
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Standing Pine, MS a good place to live?
Standing Pine has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.