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MistonTN

The town was settled in 1909 and has 96 residents today.

Population
96
Census survey, 2020–24
Median age
55.8
years

Is Miston a good place to live?

Miston’s midpoint age is 55.8 years, against 40 years in Tennessee’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Miston has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

96 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Ridgely · 7 miCaruthersville · 10 miDyersburg · 10 miNewbern · 13 miTiptonville · 15 miHayti · 15 mi
Getting set up

Moving to Miston: who provides what

Miston is unincorporated, so Dyer County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerForked Deer Electric Coop15.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterElbridge Water AssociationNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet2 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesDyer CountyDyer County provides services here
SchoolsDyer County School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Tennessee you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereDyer County Election CommissionDyer County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code3808038080 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 Miston.

Natural hazards

The FEMA risk score in Miston is higher than in most of Tennessee or the rest of the country

Expected losses in Miston break down as 46% from earthquakes and 14% from inland flooding.

85risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
85Very high riskLowerHigher
EarthquakesInland floodingDrought
Full pageMiston’s hazards pageOpen the full Hazards page
What it facesVery high riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters19 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet readyReady for earthquakes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

The climate in Miston brings four seasons and hot summers

Miston’s midsummer high comes in at 90°F.

7″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter31–48°
Spring49–70°
Summer69–89°
Fall50–72°
Nov 9
typical first frost
Mar 24
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageMiston’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page
A year of weatherJuly highs 90°, January lows 29°Rain & snow7″ of snow a winter · 51 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingBoth heating and coolingThen and now+0.7° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Miston is

Miston: nearly a fifth of adults smoke cigarettes. On the CDC’s 31 measures, Miston is ahead of Tennessee on 5 and behind on 7. Two figures for adults here: 17% report frequent physical distress, 13% binge drink.

MistonTennessee townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)45%41%35%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)17%16%14%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)13%14%16%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)15%14%12%
31 measures vs. Tennessee
5 better19 too close to call7 worse
What stands outMistonTN
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity9%13.3%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off6.5%9.1%
More adults who have had cancer11.5%8.2%
Dyersburg Regional Medical Center
10 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
Full pageMiston’s health reportOpen the full Health report
Everyday habitsMore adults who get no exerciseHospitals & doctors nearby10 miles to an ER · Dyersburg Regional Medical CenterHow adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distressEvery CDC estimateBetter than TN on 5 of 31

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Miston

13pages on Miston
The big questions
HealthBetter than TN on 5 of 31 CDC measuresNatural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 85% of U.S. communities · earthquakes
Out and about
PlacesAttractions3 nearby · Reelfoot Lake 16 miLibraryRidgely Public LibraryCollegesDyersburg State Community College is 9.7 mi away
The story
HistorySettled 1909Climate90° summer highs · 7″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Miston

Dyersburg State Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Dyersburg9.7 mi$4,758 in-state tuition

About 0 of every 100 Miston residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Miston

Census-designated place in Tennessee, United States

Miston is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Dyer County, Tennessee, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. It is in the northwest part of the county, along Tennessee State Route 103, which leads east 3 miles (5 km) to Bogota and west the same distance to Tennessee State Route 181, less than 2 miles (3 km) east of the Mississippi River. Dyersburg, the county seat, is 13 miles (21 km) southeast of Miston. A post office operated in Miston from 1909 to 1985.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Elevation
272 ft

Questions about Miston

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Miston, TN a good place to live?

Miston has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.